Subcutaneous emphysema occurs when air gets into tissues under the skin. This most often occurs in the skin covering the chest wall or neck, but can also occur in other parts of the body. Considerations
Steve McQueen's role in Bullit cemented him as a movie superstar How did Steve McQueen die? Steve McQueen died aged 50 in 1980 after a persistent cough developed two years earlier was diagnosed as pleural mesothelioma.
Police did not directly comment when asked about how McQueen died, but said officers were called by the ambulance service at 10:20 a.m. (1020GMT) to an address on Green Street, in central London, and found a 40-year-old man dead. They did not name him but said next of kin had been informed.