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Heartbreaking Loss: Comedian Dana Carvey’s Son Dex’s Cause of Death Confirmed after 2 Months

Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said death was due to an accidental overdose.
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Heartbreaking Loss: Comedian Dana Carvey’s Son Dex’s Cause of Death Confirmed after 2 Months
U.S. comedian Dana Carvey arrives for the 24th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on March 19, 2023. Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images
Carly Mayberry
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More than two months after he passed away, comedian Dana Carvey’s son Dex’s official cause of death has been confirmed as an accidental overdose.

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that Carvey’s eldest son died from a lethal combination of fentanyl, ketamine, and cocaine.
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