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Carrie Fisher Near Death After Major Heart Attack

Written by Teunis Felter

Carrie Fisher is in critical condition after suffering a full cardiac arrest on Friday while aboard an airplane headed from London to LAX, an emergency official confirmed to Variety. Airport police responded at approximately 12:15 p.m. PT to a woman with a medical emergency on a plane a Terminal 7, but they couldn’t confirm the identify of the victim, public information officer Alicia Hernandez told Variety. The female victim had gone into cardiac arrest and officers from the Los Angeles County Fire Department were already on the scene performing CPR, when airport police arrived. She was transported to local hospital for medical treatment. Fisher reportedly went into cardiac arrest about 15 minutes before the plane landed.

Carrie Fisher in Critical Condition After Suffering Cardiac Arrest on Plane

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.