Cranberries singer O'Riordan drowned due to alcohol intoxication

Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of

Irish rock group The Cranberries, died by drowning due to

alcohol intoxication, an inquest in London was told, media

reported on Thursday.

The singer, 46, was found submerged in the bathtub in her

London hotel room after drinking an excessive amount of alcohol,

expert witnesses told the court, Ireland's RTE television and

Britain's Sky news reported.

O'Riordan, whose distinctive and powerful Irish voice helped

fuel The Cranberries' rapid rise in the early 1990s, was found

dead in January during a recording trip ahead of a planned

tour.

Reuters