Brandi Mallory.Photo:Brandi Mallory/Instagram
Brandi Mallory/Instagram
Brandi Mallory’s cause of death has been revealed.
According to the completed autopsy report from the Fulton County Medical Examiner released Tuesday, the formerExtreme Weight Losscontestant died of complications of obesity.
The document also lists manner of death as “natural.” The autopsy examination found “no evidence of significant recent injury” and the investigation found no sign of foul play, the report reads. The report notes there was trace amounts of marijuana and alcohol in her system, but they did not contribute to her death, according to the medical examiner.
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Brandi Mallory.Brandi Mallory/Instagram
The Atlanta Police Department reported that Mallory was last seen on Nov. 8 in surveillance footage as she drove to a local Chipotle around 5:53 p.m. She entered the restaurant, returned to her vehicle with her food, but never left.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office previously confirmed to PEOPLE that the former reality stardied Nov. 9 at age 40after being found in the car.
A public viewing took place on Nov. 19, and on Nov. 20, the funeral took place at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Tucker, Georgia. Mallory was buried in Melwood Cemetery in Stone Mountain, Ga.
FormerExtreme Weight Losstrainer and hostChris Powelltold PEOPLE that Mallory was “a bright, shining light for everybody around her,” reflecting on how he grew close to the former reality star during their time on the show together.
Powell, 45, boasted that “you could feel how free she was” and how much Mallory, a dance instructor who promoted body positivity on social media, inspired others before her death.
“That girl could dance. And she always brought that energy with everything that we were doing,” he said. “She really owned the body positivity movement. It was great because she was very open about her struggles with her weight and everything, but the fact that she would just get out there and she would just fully express herself, you could feel how free she was. And that in turn inspired so many other people to jump on board to accept and embrace and appreciate their bodies.”
“I just loved it because she became a symbol for that for so many people,” Powell added.
source: people.com
