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Tiger King star Jeff Lowe ‘suffers stroke’ with wife Lauren ‘suspecting his drink was spiked’
Tiger King star Jeff Lowe has reportedly suffered a stroke, which resulted in him being hospitalised for three days.
On Thursday March 18, Jeff was allegedly at WinStar World Casino in Oklahoma, US when he was discovered unresponsive and not breathing at 3am by his wife, Lauren Lowe.
When emergency medical technicians arrived at the scene, it’s said that they concluded Jeff was suffering a stroke, with the former business partner of Joe Exotic being airlifted to a hospital in Denton, Texas.
According to his partner, doctors are yet to determine the cause of Jeff’s stroke, who is in his fifties.
Speaking to TMZ, Lauren said that she ‘thought he was dying in my arms’ when she found him.
Lauren, who also appeared in Netflix’s Tiger King documentary, said that after doctors’ test failed to pinpoint a cause of the stroke, she suspected that her husband may have had his drink spiked.
She reportedly told the publication that on Wednesday March 17, the day before Jeff experienced the stroke, the couple were out for dinner when they were approached by a man they didn’t know.
Lauren supposedly said that she believes the man in question put something in Jeff’s drink, having remained close to the couple when they were being approached by fans.
She stated that they haven’t reported their suspicions to the police yet, with her partner’s blood and urine tests coming back negative for ‘commonly abused drugs’.
It’s understood that Jeff stayed at the hospital for treatment for three days, but has now returned home.
Lauren added that he is experiencing difficulties with his speech and coordination as he recovers.
Following the reports of Jeff’s stroke, both Jeff and Lauren shared an identical post on Instagram featuring a picture of a tiger.
In the caption, they both wrote: ‘Celebrate life everyday with the people and animals around you,’ in addition to adding several hashtags including ‘#bethankful’, ‘#loveall’ and ‘#prayers’.
Metro.co.uk has contacted Jeff Lowe’s representatives for comment.
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