Toxicology reports later revealed that Ledger (suffering from pneumonia at the time) died of acute intoxication after a fatal cocktail of narcotic painkillers, anti-anxiety drugs, and over-the-counter sleep aids. Tattooed on his stomach was “Matilda,” the name of his two-year old daughter. Paramedics were summoned, CPR was administered, but it was too late. His masseuse discovered him after being let into his SoHo loft, where she found Ledger face-down and naked in bed. ON THE AFTERNOON of January 22, 2008, actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment, having taken, it was later learned, an overdose of prescription medications.
