Coroner takes over inquiry into death of Canadian actor Cory Monteith

VANCOUVER – Vancouver police have handed over the investigation of Canadian actor Cory Monteith to the coroner after ruling out foul play as a cause of the Glee star’s death.

Sgt. Randy Fincham says there doesn’t appear to be anything suspicious in the death, so it’s now up to the coroner to determine how Monteith died.

Fincham says police see bad drugs in the city on occasion and officers recently noted two teenagers died of overdoses as a result.

But Fincham was clear there is nothing yet to indicate Monteith’s death was due to illicit drug use.

He says police won’t be speculating on the cause and any answers will have to come from the coroner’s service, which he said would be soon, though he didn’t elaborate.

Police say when Monteith’s body was found Saturday in a Vancouver hotel he had been dead for several hours.