Stephen Gately dies at the age of 33

[CoriKaru]

No idea who this is. Sounds like drugs were involved. Per the usual.

[Cyria]

BBC:

The Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died of natural causes, a post-mortem examination in Spain has established.

An official said he suffered pulmonary oedema, which is an accumulation of fluid on the lungs.

PULMONARY OEDEMA
A build up of fluid in the lungs, which can ultimately cause respiratory failure by preventing the lungs from absorbing oxygen properly
Can be caused by direct damage to the lung tissue, or by flaws in the circulatory system
Symptoms may include difficulty breathing, coughing up blood, excessive sweating and anxiety
If the condition develops gradually the need to urinate frequently and swollen ankles can be warning signs

[KarenPang]

^ oh boy that sounds D: D:

at least all those rumours about him dying from binge drinking's not true but still this's unfortunate

[waterballoon]

I'm very sad that his death is so... natural... : /

[nanakopy87]

>.<

cannot listen to his voice anymore. T_T

[AyuGAME]

yeah its really suprising, he still so young
my sister used to be his fans...
RIP Stephen Gately

[DA1SUK1DAY01691]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

I'm very sad that his death is so... natural... : /

Yeah, but at least you know he was a role model as he passed away too. I still can't wrap my head around how young he was....

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

whatt? all my teenage spent following them

[nanakopy87]

i remembered the first song i listen to his song after boyzone disbanded was "New Beginning" and " I Believe" .both of these songs are so nice which i listened everyday that time :'(

[KarenPang]

yeah I still like Stephen's solo tunes like what you mentioned Pei Yee

it's a big pity man

Boyzone to bring Gately's body back to Ireland

MALLORCA (Reuters) - Members of Irish boy band Boyzone were on the Spanish Island of Mallorca Friday to take the body of bandmate Stephen Gately back to Dublin where he will be buried Saturday, band member Ronan Keating said.

"We flew to Mallorca today to accompany our pal on his final journey back to Dublin where we know he will be given an unforgettable send off tomorrow," Keating told reporters.

A post mortem revealed Tuesday that 33-year-old Gately died of natural causes due to fluid on the lungs at his home in Mallorca last weekend.

[ownsarai]

This is really sad to hear. May he rest in peace.

[KarenPang]

Fans line Dublin streets for Boyzone Gately's funeral

DUBLIN - Some 3,000 people lined the streets on Saturday for the funeral of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, who died on the island of Majorca a week ago.

The four remaining members of the Irish boy band sang and spoke at the service which fans listened to through speakers around St Laurence O'Toole Church where locals had swept pavements and painted fences in preparation on Friday.

Gately's Boyzone bandmates, who spent the night in the church with his body, helped carry the coffin out of the church.

A post mortem revealed on Tuesday that 33-year-old Gately died of natural causes due to fluid on the lungs at his home on the Spanish island last weekend.

[chloeM]

it's a waste... he is quite handsome~

[ImpactBreaker]

Pulmonary edema is not a disease on its own...it is most often secondary to another cause. The msot common example would be pulmonary edema caused by severe heart pump failure, so the finding of PE needs you to find what exactly was the cause that lead to it. If he has no history of chronic heart failure, an acute heart failure could be caused by acute myocardial infarction. And then an acute myocardial infarction in someone who's that young could be justified by use of drugs like cocaine or meth, so the finding of pulmonary edema on necropsy isn't exactly excluding of other causes for his death. Also narcotics overdose is one of the several causes that can lead to pulmonary edema. Or massive vomit aspiration from deep alcoholic coma, who knows (but I guess they didn't find signs of that). The results of the toxicologic studies still need to reach a conclusion here, I'd say.

[nanakopy87]

was watching news just now.and i heard ronan was giving a speech inside the church with loudspeakers so that the fans who stayed outside of the church can know what's happening inside was crying till almost can't speak T_T

[ian lim]

yeah, so sad... every time a person died, i be very sad... can't bear to see people leaving us... hope he will found his peace in heaven... NEW BEGINNING for him too...

[extepan]

it's so sudden. i miss him and his music. may he rest in peace.

[Crystal_Ageha]

I have NO idea who this is, but.... Wow, so young. It's a shame, whatever really happened to him. It definitely shouldn't have been his time.

[Mai82Go]

33 is too young to die. Not much of a Boyzone Fan here, but this is horrible. Must have been a shock for the rest of Boyzone too. Didn't they reunite in recent times? Rest in Peace, Stephen.

[TITANIC]

RIP for him.....
I dont know much about him though