Celebrity Death of the Day
River Phoenix (1970-1993)
The promising and beautiful actor had his life cut short outside of Johnny Depp’s Viper Room on Sunset Strip when he collapsed into seizures due to a Speedball overdose. His traumatised younger brother Joaquin, called 911 and begged for ambulance workers to save his brother - you can listen here.
Click on River for a coffin shot - but be warned, it isn’t nice.
