Sophia Hutchins cause of death released after Caitlyn Jenner's friend, manager died at 29

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A cause of death for Sophia Hutchins, Caitlyn Jenner's close friend and manager who reportedly died in an ATV accident, has been released.
Hutchins, who was 29 at the time of her death, died of "multiple blunt force injuries" following an incident on a cliff, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's website. The manner of death was ruled accidental.
According to previous reports from TMZ and the Daily Mail, Hutchins – the former CEO and director of the Caitlyn Jenner Foundation – was pronounced dead on July 2 in Malibu, California, per law enforcement. The outlets reported Hutchins was riding an ATV on the road where Jenner lives when she struck the bumper of a moving car, which sent her crashing 350 feet down a ravine.
USA TODAY reached out to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Jenner for comment.
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In footage from a KCAL News helicopter, which aired July 2 before Hutchins was identified, a blue ATV rested atop an upside-down vehicle. "The crash happened a little after 11:30 a.m. in the 4200 block of Decker Canyon Road, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies," per the video's description.
Hutchins will reportedly be laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery in Los Angeles on July 24, according to People magazine and TMZ.
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Hutchins and Jenner, who is transgender, first met in 2015 after the former "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" reality-TV star announced her transition. Hutchins, who was also trans, appeared in several episodes of the E! docuseries "I Am Cait," which also aired that year, and was based on Jenner's gender transition.
Over the years, the two have been photographed together at various public engagements Jenner has attended, including Clive Davis' 2019 Pre-Grammy Gala in Los Angeles, the Vanity Fair Oscar party that same year, the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in 2018, the 28th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party in 2020, as well as many outings in Malibu where they both resided.
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Born on April 1, 1996, in Bellevue, Washington, Hutchins graduated in 2019 from California's Pepperdine University with a degree in economics and finance, according to Deadline.
In a November 2019 interview with "Good Morning Britain," Hutchins spoke about her tight-knit relationship with Jenner.
"I am here for Caitlyn 1,000%, and Caitlyn's here for me 1,000%," Hutchins said at the time. "The best way to describe our relationship is that we are partners in every sense of the word."
She added: "When it comes to work, absolutely there for each other 100%. When it comes to family and our personal relationship, absolutely there for each other 100%, and there's no denying it."
Contributing: Edward Segarra, USA TODAY