A Daveigh Chase autopsy report obtained by Page Six describes the actress’s hospitalization before her death at 35. The Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s account says paramedics took her to a hospital after a bystander called 911.

Chase was discovered in the back seat of a vehicle on June 4, according to the report. She died June 16 in Los Angeles after her health declined during hospitalization.

The report obtained by Page Six records complaints of headache, weakness, confusion and right thumb pain. At the hospital, clinicians diagnosed multiple infections and advanced, untreated HIV/AIDS.

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Daveigh Chase Autopsy Report Details Hospitalization

The medical examiner’s report also described a right thumb infection and drug use. Toxicology screenings were positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl, according to the account quoted by Page Six.

Chase’s cause of death had previously been identified as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Chronic polysubstance use was listed as a contributing factor.

The newly reported details concern the period before her death rather than a new death announcement. Page Six obtained the medical examiner’s report Tuesday.

Chase was known for work including “Lilo & Stitch,” “Donnie Darko” and “The Ring.” The report also identifies her among the performers associated with “Spirited Away.”

Manager Disputed A Fundraiser’s Account

Before Chase’s death, Roy Hernandez organized a GoFundMe campaign describing himself as her boyfriend. He said the fundraiser aimed to help her “find comfort and peace” during her final days.

Hernandez called Chase “a light in my life” and described hardships in her life. His claims included a difficult childhood and a falling out with family.

Chase’s longtime manager, John Ryan, challenged that account and discouraged fans from contributing. He told The Post that her friends and family had not heard of the man claiming to be her boyfriend.

“I can confirm Daveigh has a trust account set up at SAG to cover all costs,” Ryan said in June.

Ryan also claimed Chase had “millions” in unclaimed residuals when she died. That financial assertion was his account, rather than a finding attributed to the medical examiner.

The opposing accounts leave Hernandez’s claimed relationship disputed in the source report. Ryan’s warning about the fundraiser was separate from the medical findings reported Tuesday.

Friends Sought Contact Before Her Death

Ryan said he and Chase’s stepsister, Gaia Brown, tried to locate and help her last year. They enlisted a private investigator and were able to speak with Chase by phone.

He said she then “disappeared” after that conversation. Ryan remembered Chase as “the sweetest and brightest light in Hollywood” while discussing her death.

For separate reporting on performers’ experiences in the industry, Americas Gone Viral has covered Naomi Ackie’s Hollywood experience and Evangeline Lilly’s decision to leave Hollywood. Its Tom Skerritt remembrance provides related coverage of tributes following an actor’s death.

In Chase’s case, the medical examiner’s report documents her hospital treatment and subsequent decline. Ryan’s statements preserve a separate account of efforts to reach her before that hospitalization.