Sotto fell from the eighth floor of San Francisco Garden Plaza Condominium, a condominium building along Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong where he had been living for 4 years. According to initial investigation, Sotto was with his cousin Oyo Boy Sotto, two other friends, and a maid at the condominium. According to reports, a security guard saw Sotto seated at the railings of the balcony. Sotto was about to part with his friends and tried to get down from the railings when his foot allegedly got caught in a planter, causing him to lose his balance and fall from his balcony at 4:50 a.m. on December 29, 2003.

Sotto was immediately rushed to the nearby Mandaluyong City Medical Center where he was declared dead on arrival. "The patient died from multiple skull fracture", according to the male physician on duty at the hospital. From the Mandaluyong hospital, Sotto was brought to Makati Medical Center at 5:45 a.m., but doctors there were also unable to revive him. He was taken to the hospital's morgue at 8:05 a.m., the same day.

His funeral was held at the Arlington Funeral Homes in Quezon City. His remains were later interred at Loyola Memorial Park - Sucat in Parañaque on January 3, 2004.


On March 29, 2002, Yan, while on a vacation during Holy Week, was found dead inside his hotel room by his friend, actor Dominic Ochoa at the Dos Palmas Resort in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.[31] He died of cardiac arrest due to acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis.[32][33] His public wake was held in La Salle Green Hills. An estimated 10,000 people attended his last funeral rites in Metro Manila.[34] His funeral was also televised live on ABS-CBN, countless television tributes were given to honor him. Gary Valenciano moved people to tears on his rendition of The Warrior is a Child, Yan's requested song. He was buried in Manila Memorial Park, Parañaque.

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