Prince had prescription opioid medication on his person and in his home when he died last week at the age of 57, law enforcement told CNN Wednesday. The investigators also believe that an emergency landing Prince's plane made about a week before Prince's death was due to a reaction the singer had to the pain medication.
Prince was discovered unresponsive in an elevator at Paisley Park, his home and studio in Minnesota, and paramedics were unable to revive him. There was no obvious sign of trauma on his body.
Dr. A. Quinn Strobl, who preformed Prince's autopsy last Friday, said he wouldn't declare a cause of death until after his office was satisfied with the details. It will likely take weeks. Authorities are still waiting on a toxicology test from Prince's autopsy.
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