SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – The cause of death of Lori McClintock, the wife of a Northern California congressman, has come to light eight months after her untimely passing.
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Lori McClintock, 61, is the wife of Republican representative Tom McClintock. She died late last year after consuming a plant commonly used as an herbal remedy, Kaiser Health News reported Wednesday.
Her official cause of death was revealed as dehydration due to gastroenteritis, where the stomach and intestines are inflamed, which occurred after "adverse effects of white mulberry leaf ingestion," a report from the Sacramento County coroner detailed.
It is unclear how McClintock ingested the plant, but a "partially intact" white mulberry leaf was found in her stomach during an autopsy.
White mulberry leaf is generally considered safe and is used for a variety of health problems, including diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol, KHN said.
Tom McClintock found his wife unresponsive at their Elk Grove, California, home on Dec. 15, 2021. "Our family's darkest day and most terrible nightmare has come. Lori is gone. And with her all the light, warmth, fun, friendship and love she brought everywhere she went and to everyone she met. We are devastated and our world is shattered. Only those who knew her can understand the enormity of the tragedy of her passing for her family and many friends," the California rep. wrote in a statement.
Lori McClintock's death has been ruled an accident by the coroner's office.
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