January 26, 2018
FBI Reportedly Launches Investigation After 'Storm Chaser' Star Dies on Gay Cruise
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The F.B.I. has apparently launched an investigation after it was reported "Storm Chasers" star Joel Taylor died of an apparent drug overdose while on a gay cruise to the Caribbean, TMZ reports.
Taylor, 38, was confirmed to have died while on the cruise and though a cause of death has not been determined, sources have told TMZ it's likely of a drug overdose. TMZ reports Taylor was doing GHB late Monday night and into Tuesday morning and was found unresponsive in his cabin Tuesday.
TMZ also reported drugs like ecstasy and cocaine were allegedly on the boat and that people were arrested for possession of drugs at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. port before the Royal Caribbean ship, Harmony of the Seas departed.
The website reports the F.B.I. is investigating the circumstances of Taylor's death, how the drugs got on the boat and who supplied them.
People magazine the autopsy on Taylor was completed but the results and the toxicology report have not been released.