DAVE WILLIAMS
Lead Singer - Drowning Pool
Drowning Pool.Com

Pollstar Daily News Service Tuesday, Oct 1, 2002

Drowning Pool Singer Death Ruled Natural

Autopsy results released September 26th revealed that Drowning Pool singer David Williams died of natural causes. Some had speculated that the 30-year-old's death was alcohol- or drug-related. The autopsy showed that while there were insignificant amounts of alcohol and prescription drugs in his system, they were not a factor in his death.

Williams death was caused by heart failure caused by cardiomyopathy, a disease characterized by enlarged areas in the heart, according to a spokesperson for the Prince William (Va.) Police Department. Williams and his Dallas, Texas-based band had been touring as one of the second stage headliners on this summer's Ozzfest. On the night of August 14th, the band checked in to a Holiday Inn near Manassas, Va.; they were scheduled to play the Washington, D.C.-area the following day. When Williams didn't follow the band mates off the bus, they returned to the tour bus and found him dead in his bunk.