Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl makes emotional return after Taylor Hawkins’ death

The Foo Fighters frontman made an emotional return to LA from a tour in South America after the shock death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and his bandmates made an emotional return to Los Angeles following the shocking death of drummer, Taylor Hawkins, on tour in Colombia.

Grohl appeared visibly stricken Saturday as he embraced a man believed to be their manager, John Silva, after touching down in the US from Bogota.

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Dave Grohl embraces a friend after landing in LA. Picture: AB / BACKGRID

He was joined by bandmates, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee, as well as jazz singer Samantha Sidley.

Hawkins, 50, was found dead Friday in a hotel room at the Four Seasons Casa Medina in Bogota.

There has been no official cause released of his death, although the band said in a statement Friday that his passing was a “tragic and untimely loss.”

Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett Rami Jaffee as well as Samantha Sidley and crew of the Foo Fighters arrive back in LA. Picture: AB / BACKGRID

The band has been rocked by Hawkins’ sudden death. Picture: AB / BACKGRID

Prosecutors in Colombia released a statement Saturday saying toxicological tests on urine from Hawkins’ body preliminarily found 10 psychoactive substances and medicines, including marijuana, opioids, tricyclic antidepressants and benzodiazepines.

And reports emerged Sunday that the drummer died of cardiovascular collapse.

Hawkins’ heart was double the weight of a typical adult male’s when he died in a Colombian hotel room, according to local media.

According to the Colombian publication Semana, his heart weighed over 600 grams, leaving forensic experts “shocked”. Most men have a heart that weighs between 280 and 340 grams.

Authorities believe that factor played a part in Hawkins’ death, along with a cocktail of 10 drugs found in his system.

Taylor Hawkins has died at age 50. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS)

Colombia’s Attorney-General says he had consumed antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids, along with THC, the main psychactive component in cannabis.

A report in a major Colombian newspaper also named heroin as one of the drugs allegedly found in his’ system.

The Secretariat of Health has issued a statement confirming the drummer sparked a medical emergency after suffering “chest pains” in a Colombian hotel room.

The statement read: “The city’s Emergency Regulation Centre received an alert about a patient with chest pain in a hotel located in the north of the city.”

Authorities also revealed that an ambulance was called to the scene and a health professional unsuccessfully attempted to revive Hawkins, who was pronounced dead.“The District Secretariat of Health regrets the death of this talented and world-famous drummer and sends a message of condolences to his family, bandmates and fans.”

Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins and lead singer Dave Grohl on stage at the Lollapalooza 2022 music festival in Santiago. (Photo by JAVIER TORRES / AFP)

The Foo Fighters, which had been on tour in South America, had been set to play at a festival in Bogota, Colombia, on Friday night.

“His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever,” the band said on Twitter. “Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family.”

This article was originally published by the New York Post and reproduced with permission