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demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 10:27 PM Jan 2022

Bob Saget died ....was it covid? Heart?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/09/entertainment/bob-saget-death-full-house/index.html



(CNN)Bob Saget, the comedian and actor arguably known best by audiences as wholesome patriarch Danny Tanner on the sitcom "Full House," has died, according to a statement from the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Orlando, Florida.

He was 65.
"Earlier today, deputies were called to the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes for a call about an unresponsive man in a hotel room. The man was identified as Robert Saget & pronounced deceased on scene. Detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use in this case," the Sheriff's statement read.
The cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner, the Sheriff's office added.
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Bob Saget died ....was it covid? Heart? (Original Post) demtenjeep Jan 2022 OP
Covid. My first thought if only b/c he was in Florida and the no_hypocrisy Jan 2022 #1
Doubt he'd be doing live stand-up with COVID... regnaD kciN Jan 2022 #7
Just read heart attack. Nevilledog Jan 2022 #2
Where did you read it? Anaico Jan 2022 #4
I trust this account, but it does say "apparent". We'll have to wait for official cause of death. Nevilledog Jan 2022 #8
Unless he was ForgedCrank Jan 2022 #3
What shouldn't matter? Renew Deal Jan 2022 #5
Post removed Post removed Jan 2022 #6
I honestly thought it was another David Carradine situation at first NickB79 Jan 2022 #9
Honestly that was my first thought as well nt AZSkiffyGeek Jan 2022 #11
From the Orlando Sentinel via Chicago Trib mucifer Jan 2022 #10
65 overweight on the road eating crap food. Probably a coronary. Liberal In Texas Jan 2022 #12
Was he overweight ? JI7 Jan 2022 #13
I imagine that picture was recent. alphafemale Jan 2022 #15
You guessed very wrong. sir pball Jan 2022 #20
Post #8 has a selfie pic he took the evening before he died. Liberal In Texas Jan 2022 #21
I don't know. He doesn't really appear overweight at all. There is weight gain since he was younger JI7 Jan 2022 #22
he wasn't really overweight Celerity Jan 2022 #26
I guess being overweight in this country seems normal to a lot of people these days. Liberal In Texas Jan 2022 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author tenderfoot Jan 2022 #35
He had booster a couple weeks ago Yandex Jan 2022 #14
Where'd you hear that, Sparky? Dorian Gray Jan 2022 #17
Sparky???? USALiberal Jan 2022 #18
Yeah, sparky. Dorian Gray Jan 2022 #24
Maybe he/she found it on Yandex? Tommy Carcetti Jan 2022 #19
I'm sure Dorian Gray Jan 2022 #25
+10000000000000000 Celerity Jan 2022 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Jan 2022 #29
Sparky should be the DU greeting address for all dodgy noob accounts Celerity Jan 2022 #30
Good for him. He wanted to protect the audience and others around him when doing his shows JI7 Jan 2022 #23
I'm sorry but the vax does not prevent transmission Yandex Jan 2022 #32
welcome to DU Sparky, enjoy your stay Celerity Jan 2022 #27
He had Covid, too Sugarcoated Jan 2022 #34
I was sad to hear this news last night Dorian Gray Jan 2022 #16
Found this: Liberal In Texas Jan 2022 #33

no_hypocrisy

(46,114 posts)
1. Covid. My first thought if only b/c he was in Florida and the
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 10:30 PM
Jan 2022

shit state that DeSantis has made it. No testing. Letting a million test kits expire without distribution.

Saget could easily have caught the Virus, had an underlying health condition which was exacerbated by contracting Covid.

Remember when Covid could turn otherwise healthy people into invalids within days in the beginning? Their blood clotted mysteriously and caused strokes and pulmonary embolisms.

Nevilledog

(51,106 posts)
8. I trust this account, but it does say "apparent". We'll have to wait for official cause of death.
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 10:44 PM
Jan 2022






Of course, Anti-vaxxers are saying he died from the vaccine.

Response to demtenjeep (Original post)

NickB79

(19,245 posts)
9. I honestly thought it was another David Carradine situation at first
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 10:49 PM
Jan 2022

He died alone in a hotel room as well, under NSFW circumstances.

mucifer

(23,545 posts)
10. From the Orlando Sentinel via Chicago Trib
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 10:49 PM
Jan 2022
The cause of death was unclear, but detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. No additional details were released Sunday, and the medical examiner’s office will determine the cause of death, according to the agency.


https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/os-ne-bob-saget-dead-20220110-n47pzod2hfeg3fu2mb25lnzw2a-story.html

Liberal In Texas

(13,553 posts)
12. 65 overweight on the road eating crap food. Probably a coronary.
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 11:44 PM
Jan 2022

Damn. He was a fine fellow. One of the nicest people I ever met.

RIP Bob

sir pball

(4,742 posts)
20. You guessed very wrong.
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 08:44 AM
Jan 2022


Faces are a terrible indicator of obesity as we age. He was 65, some if not most of us just get a little more...jowly as time passes by. I'm not much heavier than I was in my 20s, but my face is definitely larger.

Liberal In Texas

(13,553 posts)
21. Post #8 has a selfie pic he took the evening before he died.
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 08:49 AM
Jan 2022

Looks like he was carrying around some extra pounds to me. Probably needed to lose 20 or 30 lbs.

Very sad. If he had been getting regular screening it might have caught something. I guess we won't know until there is some investigation and results are made public.


JI7

(89,250 posts)
22. I don't know. He doesn't really appear overweight at all. There is weight gain since he was younger
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 10:42 AM
Jan 2022

but it's the usual weight gain that most people have as they get older and most will never be the weight they were when younger .

But he actually looks in decent shape for his age .

Liberal In Texas

(13,553 posts)
31. I guess being overweight in this country seems normal to a lot of people these days.
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 11:07 AM
Jan 2022

I didn't say he was obese, just overweight. That extra weight can be the difference in developing coronary disease or having a stroke and not.

People do gain weight as they age and this isn't necessarily a good thing.

I knew Bob when he was a young normal weight guy. He's overweight in these recent pictures.

(And I'm fighting the overweight battle myself.)

Response to Liberal In Texas (Reply #12)

Dorian Gray

(13,496 posts)
24. Yeah, sparky.
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 10:51 AM
Jan 2022

A sarcasticly friendly term for someone who posts something insinuating that Sagat’s died bc he was boosted recently.

Dropping that it there with an “I heard….” Toxic vaccine blame foe the death of a beloved figure.

It happened all over social media with Betty white too. People posted randomly thag it was the booster.

Response to Dorian Gray (Reply #25)

 

Yandex

(273 posts)
32. I'm sorry but the vax does not prevent transmission
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 03:04 PM
Jan 2022



CDC Director Rochelle Walensky: “Our vaccines are working exceptionally well … but what they can’t do anymore is prevent transmission."

Dorian Gray

(13,496 posts)
16. I was sad to hear this news last night
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 07:01 AM
Jan 2022

shocked too.

Took me down a rabbit hole of watching his comedy. Some of which was absolutely filthy. And hysterical.

RIP, Mr. Tanner.

Liberal In Texas

(13,553 posts)
33. Found this:
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 04:05 PM
Jan 2022

Marlei Martinez WESH
@MarleiMartinez



BREAKING: The Orange County Sheriff's Office just released a report about #BobSaget's death. They say he was due to check out of his hotel room yesterday and his family was not able to get in contact with him. His family contacted security at the hotel.
Security team member checked for breathing and pulse, but none detected. He called 911. Investigators found no signs of foul play. The room was "orderly" with Bob Saget's items on the nightstand, TV stand, closet & bathroom.
Saget's "left arm was across his chest while his right arm was resting on the bed. No signs of trauma were seen."

Left arm across his chest. Could be he was holding his chest when having chest pains. Just a guess.

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