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Max Lomas, the man who found the late Bobbi Kristina Brownfloating unconscious in her bathtub back in 2015, has died under eerily similar circumstances.
He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, the papers state.
A cause of death has not been determined for Lomas but toxicology reports — which take six weeks — are pending, the coroner told PEOPLE.
Lomas’ death is being investigated as a “probable overdose,” the papers state. “Heroin” was listed as the suspected drug in play.
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PEOPLE has learned Lomas had recently completed three months of rehab in Mississippi. He had remained in the state following treatment, found a job and was thought to be doing well.
“He really worked the program,” a source close to Lomas who spoke to him weekly during his time in rehab told PEOPLE. “He had come so far. There was so much he wanted to do.”
Lomas’ friend Bobbi Kristina Brown died on July 26, 2015 at the age of 22.
She had never regained consciousness after Lomas found her in that bathroom, and spent a nightmarish six months of medically induced comas and hospice stays.
“We were all pretty bad into drugs,” Lomas told PEOPLE exclusively in July 2016, describing his, Bobbi Kristina, and Gordon’s life together at a townhouse in Roswell, Georgia, following her mother’s death.
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After Lomas’ release, Bobbi Kristina started dating Gordon. “Their relationship was bipolar,” Lomas claimed. “[They had] extreme highs and lows and would fight, mostly about jealousy.”
Two weeks before Bobbi Kristina’s incident, the group decided they “were going to get off drugs [and] live healthier lifestyles,” Lomas said. “We all went to the gym together. But it didn’t work out. We started using again.”
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Then, on Jan. 31, 2015,an intense argument ensued between Gordon and Bobbi Kristina, according to Lomas, with each accusing the other of being unfaithful.
“Things were shaky,” said Lomas, admitting he was using drugs that night. “They were just trying to stay out of each other’s way.”
Gordon and Bobbi Kristina eventually made up and went upstairs. That is where Lomas later found Bobbi Kristina face-down and floating in a tub of cold water in the bathroom.
“I saw her there, and I picked her up out of the water and laid her on the ground,” he said of the shocking scene. “I saw the color of her face and that she wasn’t breathing. I called for Nick and called 911.”
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No charges were filed against Lomas.
In November 2016,Gordon was found civilly liable for Bobbi Kristina’s deathandordered to pay $36 million to her estate.
Lomas previously told PEOPLE in 2016 that he was no longer friends with Gordon, and that he was sober.
“I’m in utter disbelief because I knew he had gone and gotten help in Mississippi,” Garry Grace, a friend of Lomas and Gordon’s from high school, told PEOPLE Friday. “I didn’t have to worry about him because I knew he was safe.”
He added, “I am glad your pain is over. You can be with Krissy now. Rest easy.”
source: people.com
