Heroin-booze combo killed Cory Monteith

Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox’s musical-comedy series “Glee,” died of an apparent accidental overdose of heroin and alcohol, Canadian authorities said Tuesday.

The British Columbia Coroners Service said in a release that post-mortem testing showed the star, who was found dead Saturday in a downtown Vancouver hotel room, died of “a mixed-drug toxicity involving heroin and alcohol.” It said Monteith’s death was unlikely to have been intentional.

“There is absolutely nothing at this point, no evidence to suggest this is anything but the most sad and tragic accident,” said Barb McLintock, a spokeswoman for the Coroners Service.

Monteith was found dead in his room at the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel. Vancouver police said they believed he was alone in the room after returning to the hotel early Saturday morning.

Representatives for the actor’s girlfriend, Lea Michele, who played Monteith’s on-screen love interest in “Glee,” issued a statement Tuesday thanking fans for their support. “Since Cory’s passing, Lea has been grieving alongside his family and making appropriate arrangements with them,” Michele’s representatives said.

Monteith was public about his struggles with substance abuse. In April, he completed voluntary treatment for unspecified substance addiction at a rehab facility.