“Buffy” star Michelle Trachtenberg: officially announced the cause of death

The cause of the death of actress Michelle Trachtenberg is now officially determined. New York forensic medicine confirmed on Wednesday that the “Buffy” actress, who died on February 26, died of complications from diabetes mellitus. The death of the 39-year-old was therefore classified as natural ,.

“The changed statement was made after checking the results of the toxicological examination” ,. “Toxicological studies can also be carried out without a autopsy.” The family of the deceased had contradicted an autopsy for religious reasons.

Trachtenberg was found lifeless in her New York apartment at the end of February after emergency services reacted to an emergency call. According to the “Los Angeles Times”, it was Trachtenberg’s mother who discovered her daughter dead in the luxury apartment.

Shortly after her death, reports about the actress’s health problems circulated. Sources said US media that Trachtenberg recently received a liver transplant and possibly complications had occurred.

“She was really, really sick and spoke openly with her closest circle about how much she had to fight,” said an insider. The actress was “pale, exhausted, very thin and healthy and health problems”.

The deceased actress became known primarily through her roles as Georgina Sparks in “Gossip Girl” and Dawn Summers in “Buffy – under the spell of the demons”. Her career in the entertainment industry began with roles in Nickelodeon’s “The Adventures of Pete & Pete” and the soap series “All My Children”. She also became known to a wide audience through films such as “Harriet, the little detective” and “The Eisprincess”.

After her death, many former colleagues grieved publicly for the actress. Her “Buffy” colleague Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played her big sister in the series, to the time together and quoted a touching position from the season finale of the fifth season: “Michelle, listen to me. I love you. I will always love you,” wrote Gellar. “The hardest thing in this world is to live in it. I will be brave. I’ll live … for you.”