The death of a beloved Cheshire High School English teacher last month has been ruled an accident and the cause of her death was a combination of drug intoxication and drowning in a creek, according to the office of the chief medical examiner.
Police found the body of 48-year-old Megumi Yamamoto, of Cheshire, soon after getting a report at 5:17 p.m. on Oct. 3 that she was missing.
The autopsy was done on Oct. 5 and the office of the chief medical examiner said Tuesday that the cause of her death was acute intoxication with dextrorphan/levorphanol, dextro/levo methorphan, and tramadol with immersion in water.
Yamamoto, the mother of two, was a Cheshire High School English teacher and parents who spoke with NBC Connecticut said she was well-liked by her students.
