Latest: Police said Chyna's death was possible overdose.
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A coroner's official says police initially reported the death of former WWE wrestler Chyna as a "possible overdose."Chyna, whose real name is Joan Marie Laurer, was found dead at her apartment in Redondo Beach, California, on Wednesday. She was 46.
Ed Winter, Los Angeles County's assistant chief coroner, said Wednesday that an autopsy was planned in the next few days. It could be weeks before the results of toxicology tests are known.
Police in Southern California say they were responding to a 911 call from a friend of former WWE wrestler Chyna when they found her dead in her apartment.
Redondo Beach police said in a statement that the friend had gone Wednesday to check on Chyna, whose real name is Joan Marie Laurer, after she had failed to answer her phone for a few days. The friend told the 911 operator that Laurer wasn't breathing.
Police say the 46-year-old Laurer was dead when officers arrived. Several media outlets report that she was 45.