Lost Boys Star Corey Haim Found Dead

1980s teen actor Corey Haim died on Wednesday at 2:15am PT at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center. It’s believed that he died from drug overdose, but a LA coroner will do an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

The 38-year-old was having symptoms of the flu before he died and was using prescription and over-the-counter medications, according to police. He was in his apartment, which he shared with his mother, when he became dizzy and went to his knees in the bedroom. Haim’s mom helped him to the bed, and then he became unresponsive. Then she called paramedics at about 1am, according to police.

Authorities said that Haim had the flu symptoms for 2 days. He was known for having trouble with drug abuse during his life, but they said that no illicit drugs were found. However, they did find 4 prescription medications at the apartment. The toxicology tests from the autopsy will take about a month to be completed.

Mark Heaslip, Haim’s agent, said that they don’t think the former actor overdosed, because he was clean. He said that his death is totally unexpected, but it could have been caused by a reaction with the medications, as he was also taking meds as part of his sobriety program. Haim’s mother is completely wrecked over this, he added.

The most famous role Haim had was in the 1987 film The Lost Boys, appearing next to Corey Feldman. He played the role of a teen whose bother became a vampire. He and Feldman had become friends and appeared in 8 films together, as well as an A&E television series, The Two Coreys, which was canceled after only a year.