Rodney King (Creative Commons).

Police received a call from King's fiancee at about 5:25 a.m., which reported King at the bottom of the pool. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and King was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

There have been no preliminary signs of foul play, however police are conducting a drowning investigation and his body will be autopsied.

King was 47.

Read the full story on CNN and The New York Times.

Read more of Neon Tommy's coverage of Rodney King over the years here.

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