Chris holcomb bobsledder dies

That was the announcement of Essex County Coroner Frank Whitelaw Sunday evening, leaving some suspense for a village and international Olympic community stunned by the news that Holcomb had been found dead Saturday morning in his room at the Olympic Training Center.

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Holcomb, 37, grew up in Park City, Utah, but regarded Lake Placid as his second home.

Dr. C. Francis Varga performed the autopsy Sunday afternoon at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake and made a diagnosis of pulmonary congestion, according to Whitelaw. Pulmonary congestion is defined as excess fluid in the lungs. The toxicology testing will be done at an independent laboratory, Whitelaw wrote in a press release, adding, “A preliminary toxicology study performed at Adirondack Medical Center was negative for drugs.

There is no suspicion of foul play.”

John Morgan of Lake Placid, a former bobsledder who has traveled the world as th Family, friends gather in Park City to say goodbye to Olympic ... PIT