King yelled ` ` Baby come and help me '' before falling in the pool , the autopsy report says . Autopsy says Rodney King was ` ` in a state of shock and drug - induced delirium '' when he died . King 's fiancee found him at the bottom of a swimming pool and called for help , police say . The investigation by Los Angeles police sparked riots after four officers involved were acquitted .
King yelled `` Baby come and help me '' before falling in the pool , the autopsy report says . Autopsy says Rodney King was `` in a state of drug and alcohol-induced delirium '' when he died . King 's fiancee found him at the bottom of a swimming pool and called for help , police say . 1991 beating by Los Angeles police sparked riots after four officers involved were acquitted .