Rodney King was under the influence of several controled substances at the time of his death, including alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and PCP . According to the death report, the cause of death is listed as accidental drowning but the drugs were  contributing factors.
King’s fiancee discovered his body at  the bottom of the pool at the couple’s home in Rialto, CA on June  17.

 

The coroner report says King was “in a state of drug and alcohol induced  delirium” at the time of his death and either fell or jumped into the  swimming pool.  “The effects of the drugs and  alcohol, combined with [King’s preexisting heart condition] probably  precipitated a cardiac arrhythmia and [King], thus incapacitated, was unable to  save himself and drowned.”
According to the report, King was naked and  face down at the deep end of the pool when officials arrived on scene.

 

King became famous in 1991 when he was the victim of police brutality  at the hands of the LAPD. The officers involved in the incident were acquitted  the following year and the announcement of the verdict led to the Los Angeles  riots.