16 and Pregnant star Autumn Crittendon cause of death revealed after passing aged 27

16 and Pregnant prima Autumn Crittendon died aged 27 from an accidental cause overdose, it has been revealed.

The mother-of-three was recovered unresponsive successful her Henrico County, Virginia home successful July - and was aboriginal pronounced dormant aft failed CPR attempts.

According to the Virginia Department of Health reported by TMZ, Crittendon's authoritative origin of decease was toxicity from fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl - a synthetic opioid akin to fentanyl.

Her mode of decease is listed arsenic accidental.

Autumn was reportedly battling wellness problems earlier her decease - including diabetes, kidney and humor unit issues.

It was besides claimed Autumn had precocious been sick, complaining of heartburn and wanting to spot a doctor.

She appeared connected play 5 of the deed amusement which documented her giving commencement to her eldest son, Drake, present 10, who she welcomed with then-boyfriend Dustin Franklin.

Autumn besides had different lad and a girl aged 5 and 18 months. 

Autumn's decease was announced by her sister Misty successful a now-deleted Facebook station - captured by Starcasm - connected Sunday. 

Misty wrote: 'To my dearest babe sister, my twin, my rock, my babies mother, my spell to, my world, the lone 1 who got maine and astir of my puerility trauma, who endured it each with me, my Arnold.

'You were robbed of your beingness astatine specified a tender age. 

'You near earlier anyone could archer you goodbye... however overmuch we emotion you.. however astonishing you are and however arrogant we are of you for staying sober done immoderate of the toughest parts of your life, however acold you’ve came from wherever you were, however thankful we are to person had each these years with you, however arrogant of you we are arsenic a mother, however grateful we are for the 3 tiny parts of your bosom that are inactive walking this earth.'

Recalling the devastating infinitesimal she had learned of her sister's death, she wrote: 'Pulling up seeing each the vehicles, an bare ambulance.. and jumping retired of the motortruck arsenic soon arsenic I could begging the paramedics and cops to archer maine you were good and they were conscionable moving to support you live successful there.. But my worst fearfulness was confirmed and I collapsed successful the road.'

'I went down the hallway to cheque the rooms to marque definite you weren’t hiding backmost there, but they laid empty.. quiet.. I went wherever you were past and conscionable stood determination successful disbelief.. however was my babe sister gone? I was conscionable talking to her. 

'No mode this is existent life. It’s not real. Begging God to springiness you backmost to us.. I seen the garment you were wearing and I held it truthful tight, I smelled it for truthful agelong arsenic I conscionable stood determination empty, broken, yet allowing myself a infinitesimal to autumn isolated portion I knew the kids were good and I was alone. I’ll clasp that garment adjacent to my bosom forever.

'We are gonna marque definite these babies are okay. Your representation volition not slice implicit time. It volition unrecorded connected each infinitesimal of each day.'

Autumn's occurrence of 16 and Pregnant saw her navigating impending motherhood portion her narration with Franklin crumbled.

Franklin is unemployed and regularly smokes marijuana - which helium says helium volition not discontinue erstwhile the babe is born.

However helium aboriginal lands a occupation and attempts to overhaul his life.

However erstwhile Drake arrives, Autumn was near devastated implicit Franklin failing to supply kid enactment for their lad - and takes him to tribunal implicit the matter.