Richard Simmons’ cause of death under investigation

The official cause of death for Richard Simmons is under investigation, Los Angeles Police said.

The legendary fitness trainer died on Saturday — just one day after his 76th birthday.

The case was postponed by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office, which called for additional investigation, the people Reports.

The examination, which includes additional tests, can take up to three months before an official verdict is made.

Police and fire officials were dispatched to the Los Angeles health expert’s home after receiving a call from Simmons’ housekeeper Saturday morning, TMZ’s first report.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police told the newspaper. “There was no suspicion of foul play,” police said.

Simmons reportedly refused medical help after falling the night before he was found dead.

Law Enforcement Resources He told TMZ, Simmons fell in his bathroom on Friday night – his 76th birthday – before his housekeeper helped him up and tried to get immediate medical help.

However, he reportedly declined because he wanted to stay home for his birthday, sources told the newspaper.

He then told his maid that Simmons, who had reportedly felt dizzy before the fall, had said he would consider seeing a doctor the next day.

However, at around 10 a.m., the exercise instructor was found unconscious on the floor next to his bed.

Insiders told the newspaper that Simmons showed no signs of injury after the accident.

Simmons, who revealed in March that he had been diagnosed with skin cancer, said he was feeling “good” and “grateful” to be “alive” in a rare interview published just a day before his death.

“I feel happy! I’m grateful to be here, to be alive another day,” Simmons He said to the people Last week. “I’m going to spend my birthday doing what I do every day, which is helping people.”

Simmons, who has not been seen in public for a decade, told the newspaper he misses his fans as much as they miss him.

“I know people miss me. And you know what? I miss them too. But I’m able to reach them through phone calls… and through emails,” he said. “And I leave the house sometimes. But I disguise myself.”