Bob Mackie’s death certificate lists the immediate cause of death as subarachnoid hemorrhage and blunt head trauma, according to Deadline, updating the cause of death that Mackie’s team initially announced as pneumonia. The document ties the fatal injury to a fall the fashion designer suffered on Sept. 11 at the home of Joseph McFate, his longtime design director, according to Deadline. Mackie died three days later, on Sept. 14, at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. He was 87.
The certificate’s details, first reported by Us Weekly, mark a change from the pneumonia-related cause of death publicly announced at the time of Mackie’s passing. The new paperwork gives a fuller account of what happened in the days before he died.
What The Death Certificate Shows
According to Deadline, the death certificate records Mackie’s fall on Sept. 11 as the event that led to the blunt head trauma and subarachnoid hemorrhage named as his immediate cause of death. Mackie was staying in a guest house at McFate’s property at the time, Deadline reported. Us Weekly reported that a healthcare professional was present with Mackie when he fell.
E! News reported that a subarachnoid hemorrhage is a type of stroke caused by an aneurysm or a head injury, in which bleeding occurs near the brain. The death certificate does not specify how the fall occurred, and the available reporting does not say whether the fall was accidental.
Pneumonia And The Original Cause Of Death
Mackie’s team initially announced pneumonia as his cause of death. The death certificate, as reported by Deadline, indicates Mackie was suffering from pneumonia both before and after his hospitalization at Desert Regional Medical Center. The document does not detail the nature or extent of that illness, and reporting does not clarify whether the head trauma was the sole contributing factor in his death or how the two conditions interacted.
The gap between the originally announced cause and the cause now listed on the death certificate is the core of what the new filing reveals. The certificate adds a documented medical cause, subarachnoid hemorrhage and blunt head trauma, that was not part of the public announcement made after Mackie died.
Background On Mackie’s Final Days
Mackie’s remains were cremated on Sept. 17, three days after his death, according to Deadline. His remains were later scattered at sea off the coast of San Diego County, California. No further details about the time of death or the specific circumstances of the fall have been reported.
What’s Next
No additional statements from Mackie’s team or representatives regarding the death certificate have been reported. Any further confirmation of the circumstances surrounding his fall or his medical treatment would likely come through official statements or additional reporting, should they be released.
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