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Medical examiner: Actress died of blunt injuries

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2013 file photo, actress Misty Upham arrives at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's celebration of the 2014 Golden Globe Award Season at the Fig & Olive in West Hollywood, Calif. A Seattle-area medical examiner says the actress Upham, known for her roles in "August: Osage County" and "Django Unchained,” died of blunt-force injuries to her head and torso. The King County medical examiner’s office updated its investigation of the Oct. 5 death on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2013 file photo, actress Misty Upham arrives at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's celebration of the 2014 Golden Globe Award Season at the Fig & Olive in West Hollywood, Calif. A Seattle-area medical examiner says the actress Upham, known for her roles in "August: Osage County" and "Django Unchained,” died of blunt-force injuries to her head and torso. The King County medical examiner’s office updated its investigation of the Oct. 5 death on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File) FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2013 file photo, actress Misty Upham arrives at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's celebration of the 2014 Golden Globe Award Season at the Fig & Olive in West Hollywood, Calif. A Seattle-area medical examiner says the actress Upham, known for her roles in "August: Osage County" and "Django Unchained,” died of blunt-force injuries to her head and torso. The King County medical examiner’s office updated its investigation of the Oct. 5 death on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)

SEATTLE (AP) – A Seattle-area medical examiner says actress Misty Upham, known for her roles in “August: Osage County” and “Django Unchained,” died of blunt-force injuries to her head and torso.

The King County medical examiner’s office updated its investigation of the Oct. 5 death Wednesday, but the manner of death is still undetermined.

The 32-year-old actress died in the Seattle suburb of Auburn on the same day her family told police she was suicidal. Relatives reported her missing the next day.

Friends and family searching for Upham found her body in a ravine.

Auburn police say they believe the trauma was caused by a fall and there’s no indication of foul play, but they don’t know exactly what happened.