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9-1-1 Call Reveals Chaotic Moments After Whitney Houston's Body Was Discovered in Her Hotel Bathtub
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A recently released 9-1-1 call made from the Beverly Hilton's security team demonstrates the chaotic moments after Whitney Houston's body was found in a bathtub.A member of the Beverly Hilton security team reports to a 9-1-1 dispatcher that an unidentified 46-year-old woman was discovered in her hotel bathroom not breathing, according to audio obtained by TMZ. The caller goes on to say that it isn't clear what has actually happened to the woman—whether she slipped and fell or whether she was in the water. The coroner ultimately ruled that Houston accidentally drowned, but found that cocaine in her system was a contributing factor.
But in the moments after her body was a discovered in a bathtub, security at the the Beverly Hilton had a hard time figuring out what was going on. The caller on the 9-1-1 call says he couldn't get much information about what had happened to Houston because an "irate" woman who reported the incident to security kept hanging up on them.
We couldn't embed the audio from TMZ but you can listen to it here.
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