Image credit: Andy EarlCranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan's death last January was the result of drowning and extreme alcohol intoxication, according to testimony at a coroner's inquest in London Thursday.
The coroner testified that O'Riordan, 46, died as a result of a "tragic accident", according to the BBC.
O'Riordan was found dead the morning of Monday, January 15, in her room at the Park Lane Hilton Hotel in London. A police constable who was at the scene testified Thursday, "I saw Mrs. O'Riordan submerged in the bath with her nose and mouth fully under the water."
O'Riordan's blood-alcohol level was measured to be four times over the legal limit for driving. Five mini-bottles of alcohol and a bottle of champagne were found in the hotel room room as well as bottles of prescription medication. "Therapeutic" amounts of the latter were also found in O'Riordan's blood, the BBC reports.
O'Riordan was taking medication to treat bipolar disorder, the inquest heard. O'Riordan herself announced in 2017 that she'd been diagnosed with the illness.
O'Riordan would have been 47 today. In a statement Thursday, the band said, in part, "Dolores will live on eternally in her music. To see how much of a positive impact she had on people's lives has been a source of great comfort to us. We'd like to say thank you to all of our fans for the outpouring of messages and their continued support during this very difficult time."
O'Riordan's distinctive, lilting voice led the Cranberries to international fame in the '90s, thanks to hits like "Linger," "Dreams" and "Zombie." They sold over 40 million records worldwide before taking a hiatus in 2003. In 2009, they reformed and released the album Roses in 2012.
O'Riordan also released two solo albums: 2007's Are You Listening? and 2009's No Baggage.
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