NEW BRUANFELS, TX -- Authorities say their investigation into the death of Grammy-winning Tejano star Emilio Navaira shows he died of natural causes due to cardiovascular disease.
The New Braunfels Police Department said Thursday that it's completed its investigation into the 53-year-old singer's death and found no sign of foul play.
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Officers were dispatched to Navaira's home in New Braunfels on May 16 after relatives found him unconscious and not breathing. He was pronounced dead at a hospital in New Braunfels, 20 miles northeast of Navaira's hometown of San Antonio.
Navaira was known to his fans as simply Emilio. He was critically injured in 2008 in a tour bus accident in the Houston area. Navaira later pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated.
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He won a 2002 Grammy for Best Tejano Album for "Acuerdate."
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Emilio Navaira arrives at the Latin Grammy Awards in Miami in 2003. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file)