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Heath Ledger’s body to undergo autopsy today

Cause of death to be determined sooner than originally thought

Heath Ledger’s autopsy is taking place today.

The actor was found unconscious in his New York apartment yesterday afternoon and was pronounced dead by paramedics at 3.35pm. His housekeeper identified his body.

The cause of death is yet to be determined – but the latest reports claim he was suffering from pneumonia.

So far, the preliminary autopsy has been ruled inconclusive by the New York City medical examiner, and more tests will be performed over the next 10 days, reports Page Six.

Heath, 28, had been filming The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus in London shortly before his death.

Michelle Williams – the mother of his daughter Matilda, 2 – is said to be devastated and flew home from Sweden to New York this morning to be with his family.

‘Michelle will have to deal with a daughter who’s lost her father,’ an insider tells People.com.

‘She’s a surviver. She’ll make it but it’s going to be hard. Her first concern is going to be Matilda.’

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Alison Adey