Ted Koppel's son, 40, found dead in NYC apartment
The 40-year-old son of former ABC News anchor Ted Koppel was found dead in an apartment in the upper Manhattan, and the cause of death is being investigated, authorities said Tuesday. Andrew Koppel was declared dead around 1:30 a.m. Monday in the apartment in the Washington Heights neighborhood, Detective John Sweeney said.
Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the city medical examiner, said an autopsy was performed Monday but results were pending further study, including toxicology and tissue testing.
Additional tests were needed to determine the manner and cause of death, Borakove said. They will take a few weeks to complete, she said.
Koppel had been drinking for hours with a man he met at a bar, the New York Post reported Tuesday. "He had a straw hat on, and I had one on, and he said, 'Nice hat, man,'" his drinking partner, Russell Wimberly, told the newspaper. "We got to talking, and he started buying me drinks."
