Rich Pianas ekskone har gået til de sociale medier og bekræftet, at det populære fitnessikon er gået bort.
Ifølge retsmedicineren i Florida gik Piana bort på hospitalet, hvor han var indlagt tidlig fredag morgen.
I snart 3 uger har han ligget i koma, efter han kollapsede i sit hjem i Florida.
Rich Piana kollapsede, imens han var i gang med at blive klippet d. 7 august.
Hans kæreste, Chanel, prøvede at få liv i ham, men var ikke i stand til det.
Piana blev i al hast transporteret til hospitalet, hvor han blev lagt i et medicinsk-induceret koma, men har desværre ikke vågnet fra det igen.
En indledende gennemsøgning af hans lejlighed afslører, at han have over 20 bøtter anabolske steroider (produktet blev ikke navngivet) og noget hvidt pulver.
På nuværende tidspunkt oplyses det ikke, om substanserne havde en finger i spillet med hans utidige dødsfald.
Gennem hans 46 år vandt Rich Piana adskillige bodybuilding konkurrencer, deriblandt Mr. California, og er blevet en sensation på de sociale medier.
Fra hans egen hjemmeside rapporterer en pressemeddelelse:
"August 25, 2017
Legendary bodybuilder Rich Piana, whose relentless dedication to the sport and support of the bodybuilding community, died August 25, 2017. He was 46 years old.
Known for his willingness to do whatever it takes, Rich Piana began his journey in bodybuilding at the young age of 11, competing in his first event at 15. Over the past 10 years, a community of over 1 million people have followed Rich on his social media and YouTube journey to becoming the best he could possibly be.
Honesty, openness, and total support for his community is only part of what catapulted his stardom. Signature mantras such as “If you Love It, KILL IT” and “Being a 5%ER is all about doing Whatever It Takes!” is the mentality that he not only followed himself but also wanted to instill in the 5% Nation. To his loving fans, he will always be remembered as someone they could trust, count on and look up to. He will be remembered as a friend.
Rich’s legacy will continue to inspire the bodybuilding community for years to come as someone who sacrificed whatever it took to achieve his goals and inspired others to do the same. Even in his passing, the 5% Lifestyle will live on and the seed he has planted in so many of us will continue to grow: to be that 5% that strives for and achieves every single goal that’s set."