Victoria Zardoya, the longtime best friend of Milania Giudice, had ketamine in her system when she suffered a fatal fall in July, according to a medical examiner’s report.
Toxicology testing found ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic with hallucinogenic effects, as well as norketamine, a substance created when the body metabolizes the drug, per DEA.gov and the report obtained by TMZ.
The 20-year-old’s test results also detected alcohol and etomidate, a medication commonly used during general anesthesia.
Officials determined that Zardoya’s death was accidental. The medical examiner listed craniocerebral trauma as the cause of death after she sustained skull fractures and bleeding around her brain.
Zardoya was exploring the Fort Dade ruins on Egmont Key near Tampa Bay, Florida, on July 24 when she fell down a flight of stairs spanning multiple levels.
She was flown to a nearby hospital in critical condition, but died three days later from the injuries she suffered in the fall.
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Zardoya had grown up near Giudice, who is also 20, and was considered a close family friend of the Giudice family.
The loss has deeply affected the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” family. Milania made headlines in September after a heated confrontation with her mother, Teresa Giudice, and eldest sister, Gia Giudice, at Tampa International Airport, where police were also present.
Milania’s father, Joe Giudice, previously told Page Six in an exclusive interview that Zardoya’s death had affected his daughter “tremendously.”
“Losing someone you love is incredibly painful, and grief does not have a timeline,” the 54-year-old, who was convicted of felony charges, said.
He added that Milania had been working through the loss while facing the added pressures of growing up in the public eye.
Last month, Milania said she had received diagnoses including bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD and ADHD. She also revealed that she had entered a rehabilitation center.