REVEALED: Cause of death for female Air Force cadet, 19, mysteriously found dead in her dorm room

The origin of decease of the 19-year-old Air Force cadet who was mysteriously recovered dormant successful her dorm country has been revealed. 

Avery Koonce, 19, from Texas, was discovered unconscious connected September 4 astatine the Colorado Springs Air Force Academy. 

Despite archetypal responders attempting live-saving measures, Koonce was pronounced dormant astatine the scene. 

But aft a month-long investigation, the El Paso County Coroner's bureau has been capable to find the origin of her death. 

According to the autopsy report, Koonce died of a comparatively uncommon but perchance fatal anaerobic bacteria called Paeniclostridium sordellii. 

The bacteria caused sepsis successful her lungs and worsened an existing respiratory corruption - starring to her death. 

Paeniclostridium sordellii is associated with a toxic daze syndrome that tin advancement rapidly to death. It was recovered some successful her humor and lungs.

The study besides stated that Koonce's near lung 'exhibited histologic grounds of acute inflammation.' She had been battling a terrible cough days earlier her death.

In different uncommon cases, the bacteria tin besides origin pneumonia, endocarditis, arthritis, peritonitis, myonecrosis and has a implicit 70 percent mortality rate. 

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the root of the slayer bacteria is 'likely the vagina, which is known to beryllium colonized with Clostridium taxon successful immoderate females'. 

The way star's decease was ruled 'natural' aft her origin of decease was discovered. 

In a heartbreaking connection pursuing Koonce's death, her parents Eric and Kelly described their girl arsenic 'an unthinkable agleam airy successful this breached world'. 

Her obituary read:  'Avery was dearly loved. Avery, successful turn, loved beingness and others dearly. She lived beingness passionately, being a person to everyone she met. 

'Avery had a mode of connecting with people, and she had a grin that would brighten anyone’s day. You lone had to cognize Avery for a fewer minutes for her to marque a lasting content connected you.'

Koonce was a 2024 postgraduate of Thrall High School successful Taylor, Texas, and enrolled successful the Air Force Academy soon aft she graduated, reports CBS News. 

The 19-year-old was a talented jock connected the Air Force academy's way and tract team, and often shared her sporting achievements connected societal media - including an awesome 12.12 2nd 100m record. 

Following the quality of her death, Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind - the U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent, paid tribute to her diversion achievements and the affirmative interaction she had connected her academy. 

'We mislaid an unthinkable teammate past nighttime -- portion lone with america for a abbreviated time, Avery positively impacted her unit, her intercollegiate team, and her people - her nonaccomplishment volition beryllium felt crossed USAFA,' Bauernerfeind said. 

'Our squad is focused connected providing enactment to Avery's family, Cadet Squadron 38, the Track and Field team, and the full Academy family.'

In a connection released done the academy, Koonce's parents shared their heartbreak implicit losing their young daughter. 

'Our lives volition everlastingly beryllium diminished due to the fact that of her absence,' the connection read. 

'Avery is genuinely loved by truthful many. We person bid successful the cognition Avery is successful the arms of her Heavenly Father and we volition beryllium with her again. 

'Avery was not a cleanable idiosyncratic but was a cleanable daughter. Loving connected her brothers and learning however to unrecorded with Avery's nonaccomplishment is our lone absorption close now. 

'We are beyond blessed for the 19 astonishing years we got to telephone Avery ours. We are praying for each of those that are bearing the unthinkable acheronian of her loss.'