As the music world mourns the devastating loss of Limp Bizkit rocker Sam Rivers — who died Saturday, October 18 at age 48 — more details are coming to light about the musician’s death.
In a new TMZreport published on Tuesday, October 21, a spokesperson for the St. Johns County, Florida Fire Rescue told the outlet that they responded to a call for a “nonresponsive person in cardiac arrest.” The rep additionally noted that “Deputies responded to an attended death at that address.”
Per the American Institute of Crime Scene Integrity, the definition of an “attended death” is one in which the decedent has been a patient under medical care for a serious or life-threatening illness that will likely lead to death in a relatively short period of time (days or months, but not years).”
The cause of Rivers’ death is not yet known.
Rivers was the bassist of the ’90s “Nookie” rockers for decades before temporarily leaving the group in 2015 after getting “liver disease from excessive drinking,” he told previously told Variety. He rejoined the band in 2018 after getting sober and receiving a liver transplant. His final performance with the group was in August.
In the wake of Rivers’ death, Limp Bizkit — which is made up of surviving members Fred Durst, Wes Borland, John Otto and DJ Lethal — paid tribute to their beloved “brother” in a lengthy memorial post on Instagram.
Calling Rivers “our heartbeat,” the band said the rocker “wasn’t just our bass player — he was pure magic.”
“He was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of human. A true legend of legends,” the statement continued. “And his spirit will live forever in every groove, every stage, every memory.”
“We love you, Sam. We’ll carry you with us, always,” the group concluded. “Rest easy, brother. Your music never ends.”
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