Chuck Potthast, 64, the father of reality star Elizabeth Castravet and a recurring figure on 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?, died in November in Hillsborough County, Florida, the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office reports. The examiner listed blunt impact injuries to the face and neck after a fall in a bathtub as the cause of death, with positional asphyxia noted as a contributing factor.
Medical examiner findings
According to the medical examiner’s report, Potthast’s cause of death was recorded as blunt impact injuries to the face and neck, including facial lacerations and a fractured C6 vertebra. The report also cited positional asphyxia as a factor. Contributing causes listed by the examiner included chronic alcohol use, liver cirrhosis and acute alcohol intoxication.
Circumstances and health history
The report indicates Potthast had consumed a significant amount of alcohol prior to the fall. It also notes a documented history of heavy alcohol abuse. Two months before his death, he underwent an extensive eight-hour surgery to repair a hernia and a collapsed stomach, according to public reporting included in the medical file.
Career and family
Potthast appeared on multiple episodes of the reality series 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? and was publicly known as the father of Elizabeth Castravet. Elizabeth announced his death on Instagram in November; her post and other public statements were referenced in reporting on the medical examiner’s findings.
Potthast was 64.
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