(L.A.) Lindsay Savin, 37, Died at a Residence

Case Number: 2024-08947

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 37-year-old White/Caucasian female that occurred at her residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Lindsay Savin.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death A: Probable Electrolyte Imbalance

Cause of Death B: Effects of Anorexia

RIP LINDSAY SAVIN (August 18, 1986 – June 4, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 12:12 p.m.

Electrolyte imbalances are a serious and potentially life-threatening complication of eating disorders like anorexia nervosa. Eating disorders can lead to deficits in key electrolytes like potassium, sodium, magnesium, and phosphorus, which play crucial roles in the body’s normal functioning.

The most common electrolyte abnormality seen in eating disorder patients is hypokalemia (low potassium). This can cause cardiac arrhythmias, muscle weakness, and paralytic ileus (intestinal paralysis). Hyponatremia (low sodium) is also common and can lead to neurological symptoms like confusion and seizures.

Other dangerous electrolyte disturbances include hypophosphatemia (low phosphate), which can cause rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown) and heart failure, and hypomagnesemia (low magnesium).