How did Natalie Wood die?

Natalie Wood died by drowning in the Pacific Ocean on November 29, 1981, at the age of 43, off Santa Catalina Island, California ¹. She was on a yacht trip with her husband, Robert Wagner, and her co-star, Christopher Walken ². The cause of death was initially classified as an accident, but in 2012, it was changed to "undetermined" after a renewed investigation ³. In 2018, Wagner was named as a person of interest in the ongoing investigation into her death ⁴.