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JOAN RIVERS died as the result of “a horrific medical mistake,” The National ENQUIRER has learned exclusively from experts.
After the 81-year-old comedy icon lost her life Sept. 4 – exactly one week after undergoing a routine procedure on her vocal cords at an outpatient clinic in Manhattan – a source claims: “She could have been saved.”
An ENQUIRER investigation reveals that the minor procedure Joan underwent on Aug. 28 carried only a tiny 0.5% mortality rate – and we uncovered shocking evidence shedding new light on the tragedy.
“Investigators suspect a fatal drug cocktail” could have been administered to the 5-foot-2, 102-pound star after she entered Yorkville Endoscopy, according to a source.