Upon returning to Matthew Perry’s residence in Pacific Palisades, his assistant found him unresponsive in his jacuzzi and immediately alerted the police. TMZ noted that the star of “Analyze This” appears to have drowned, although law enforcement sources told the outlet that first responders were responding to a call for cardiac arrest.
It’s worth noting that NBC News reported that the call was made just after 4 p.m. for a male in his 50s and was treated as an unknown “water emergency.” Upon arrival, first responders were unable to revive the actor, and he was declared dead at the scene. Brian Humphrey, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department, told the publications that there wasn’t anybody present at the property who was taken to the hospital, indicating that he died at his home.
Photos published by the Daily Mail seemingly show the actor’s family arriving at his residence hours after news of his death broke. In one image, the actor’s father, John Bennett Perry, looks visibly distraught while maneuvering through the throng of media gathered outside of “The Whole Ten Yards” actor’s home in the aftermath of his death. He was later joined by the actor’s mother and step-father, Suzanne and Keith Morrison, who looked equally grief-stricken.