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Carrie Fisher, the actress best known as Star Wars' Princess Leia Organa, has died after suffering a heart attack. She was 60.
Family spokesman Simon Halls released a statement to PEOPLE on behalf of Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd:
"It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning," reads the statement.
"She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly," says Lourd. "Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers."
Source: http://people.com/movies/carrie-fisher-dies/
[UPDATE:]
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NPR reports: Actress Debbie Reynolds Dies A Day After Daughter Carrie Fisher's Death.
That means that Billie Lourd, who had a minor role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and was slated for a part in the sequel, Star Wars: Episode VIII, lost both her mother and her grandmother in the same week.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday December 27 2016, @06:21PM
Yeah, CPR buys you a few minutes, not 15.
60 is pretty young these days. Supposedly she had a history of drug abuse but still....
Anyway, RIP. Say what you will but she definitely had an effect on this nerd.
(Score: 3, Funny) by edIII on Tuesday December 27 2016, @06:40PM
Yeah, I would say that kicking ass in that bikini had a rather large effect on nerds everywhere :)
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 5, Funny) by jcross on Tuesday December 27 2016, @08:29PM
A larger effect for some of us than others...
(Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Tuesday December 27 2016, @11:39PM
That is why they really need to have some pure oxygen on hand in places where you can be away from serious medical care for an extended period of time like planes and boats, because its lack of oxygen that kills you. My mom was a critical care nurse for nearly 30 years and said it didn't matter how good you were at CPR you just couldn't get enough oxygen into their system if they aren't breathing on their own so you have a couple minutes at most to get them breathing again or you are gonna start having cells die.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday December 28 2016, @10:43AM
That is why they really need to have some pure oxygen on hand in places where you can be away from serious medical care for an extended period of time like planes and boats, because its lack of oxygen that kills you.
Not good enough, if your heart isn't pumping. I see this more as an argument for an AED [wikipedia.org] on every plane (which probably was on the plane in Mrs. Fisher's case).