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Heath’s dad: My Son’s Accidental Overdose is a Lesson
The New York medical examiner announced Wednesday that the 28-year-old "Brokeback Mountain" star died from the effects of taking six types of painkillers and sedatives.
Ledger’s January 22 death in his Manhattan apartment promoted outpourings of grief from New York to Hollywood to his hometown of Perth, a small city on the edge of the Outback in Australia’s southwest.
Family members returned home from the United States this week and were reportedly planning a private service to lay Ledger to rest. His former girlfriend Michelle Williams and the couple’s 2-year-old daughter, Matilda, arrived Wednesday to attend the ceremony, News Ltd. newspapers reported.
The West Australian newspaper reported Thursday that the family was hoping to hold a wake Saturday at a Colonial-style waterfront restaurant at Cottesloe Beach, a resort village south of Perth that was a favorite spot of the actor’s.
Kim Ledger, the actor’s father, said in a statement released Wednesday that the family was humbled to be "among millions of people worldwide who may have suffered the tragic loss of a child."