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New Details Out Regarding Death of Whitney Houston

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New information is coming out regarding the death of singer Whitney Houston. Celebrity web site TMZ.com says Whitney Houston's family was told by L.A. County Coroner officials, the singer did not die from drowning, but rather from what appears to be a combination of Xanax and other prescription drugs mixed with alcohol.

TMZ says the Coroner's officials informed the family there was not enough water in Houston lungs to lead to the conclusion that she drowned.

TMZ sources say the family was told Whitney may well have died before her head became submerged.

Family sources tell TMZ it was actually Whitney's aunt, Mary Jones, who discovered Whitney's body in the bathtub.

Officials with the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office say they've concluded the autopsy on Houston, but have not released an official cause of death, pending toxicology results. Those results could take up to six to eight weeks. The spokesman says there were no visible signs of trauma and foul play is not suspected.

Houston was found in her Beverly hills hotel room bathtub Saturday. There's no word yet on funeral arrangements for the singer, who was 48 years old.