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Arizona OL Zach Hemmila died from toxic mix of prescription meds, autopsy shows

Arizona senior offensive lineman Zach Hemmila died from a toxic combination of two prescription drugs, according to an autopsy report issued Tuesday by the Pima County Sheriff’s Office (via the Arizona Daily Star).

A redshirt senior projected to be the Wildcats' starting center in 2016, Hemmila was found dead in his apartment Aug. 8.

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The autopsy report, which noted that his lungs were "markedly congested," said both oxymorphone, an opiate painkiller, and alprazolam, an anxiety medication, were in his system but no intact pills were found in his gastrointestinal system.