Dana Carvey’s Son Dex’s Cause Of Death Revealed

The death of Dana Carvey’s son Dex has been officially revealed as an accidental overdose of fentanyl, ketamine, and cocaine.

The cause of death comes two months after the unfortunate death of Dex Carvey back in November.

Dex Carvey passed away at 32 years old.

Dana Carvey and his wife confirmed in November that their son had died in a “terrible tragedy” after an overdose

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Dana Carvey’s son Dex Carvey died from a lethal combination of fentanyl, ketamine and cocaine, a report from the L.A. County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed.

The manner of death was listed as an accident, according to the report.

Carvey and his wife, Paula Zwagerman, had previously stated that Dex died of an accidental drug overdose when they shared the news of his death at the age of 32 in November.

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“Last night we suffered a terrible tragedy. Our beloved son, Dex, died of an accidental drug overdose. He was 32 years old,” the “Saturday Night Live” alum wrote on his social media accounts at the time.

The statement continued, “Dex packed a lot into those 32 years. He was extremely talented at so many things–music, art, film making, comedy–and pursued all of them passionately.

“It’s not an exaggeration to say that Dex loved life. And when you were with him, you loved life too. He made everything fun. But most of all, he loved his family, his friends and his girlfriend, Kaylee. Dex was a beautiful person. His handmade birthday cards are a treasure. We will miss him forever.”

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Some have pointed out the ongoing fentanyl crisis in the U.S.:

How many more have to die from fentanyl poisoning? How many more American's are we going to ALLOW China to murder

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Carvey, 68, later opened up about the loss of their son on his and David Spade’s podcast, Fly on the Wall.

Carvey said that while it’s “very sweet” that people have been trying to get in touch with him, there’s nothing that anyone else can do for him and his family. “It’s me and my wife and our son’s private journey,” he explained, referring to their younger son, Thomas, 31.

“We’re all together,” he continued of the family. “And we do a lot of fun things. We hike, we go to church. You just want to make sure you keep moving.”

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The Saturday Night Live alum added that returning to the podcast and “riffing” with his longtime friend “is going to be very healthy for me as I recover.”

“‘Cause I’m kind of on the pain train with about millions of other people on this planet. And you don’t know how long you’re going to be on it or when it will stop or when it will get better,” Carvey admitted. “But in the meantime, all of this kind of stuff is very healthy.”