Los Angeles, united States
Carrie Fisher, the iconic princess Leia in the saga “star wars”, the fight against death after suffering on Friday of a heart attack on a trans-atlantic flight.
The american actress of 60 years suffered heart attack 15 minutes before landing in Los Angeles, from London, and had to be resuscitated by a passenger, according to the website specialized in celebrities TMZ.
An ambulance went to a hospital shortly after landing at the airport of la, and according to the newspaper The los Angeles Times, is in critical condition.
also, TMZ said that the paramedics on the ground we did cpr for 15 minutes to regain a pulse and it is now attached to a respirator.
“At 12H11 (20H11), the department of Los Angeles fire department responded [to an emergency call] on the gate 74 of the international airport LAX to attend to a patient in cardiac arrest on a flight inbound,” he told the AFP the spokesperson of the fire department’s Erik Scott.
“Paramedics were close by and provided advanced life support, immediate and aggressive treatment to transport you to a local hospital,” said Scott, without mentioning the name of the actress.
The airline, United, for, flying, also confirmed that she was the patient. Only explained in a statement how they followed the emergency protocol for a patient “unconscious”.
Fisher, who was on tour for his eighth book, “Princess Diarist”, have spoken and written about his years of drug addiction and mental disorders.
The interpreter rose to fame as the rebellious warrior Princess Leia in the original trilogy of “Star Wars”, whose three movies (1977, 1980, 1983) became a cultural phenomenon.
Her character appeared again last year for the highly anticipated Episode VII of the saga, “The awakening of the force”. Episode VIII is in post-production and will be out in theatres by the end of 2017.
- “Stopped breathing” -
on Board the flight 935 was the also actress Anna Akana, she wrote on Twitter.
“I don’t know how to process this, but Carrie Fisher stopped breathing on the flight back home. I hope you are well,” he said in a tweet. “Many thanks to the crew of United, who went into action fast, and the wonderful doctor and nurse that helped her. It is unlikely to even tweet about this because I just finished your book and was out like a fan to get to know your dog Gary in person”, he added.
Fellow cast of the famed series is also supported by the social network.
Mark Hamill, who plays the fearless Luke Skywalker in the famous series, wrote: “as if 2016 could not get any worse. Sending all my love to @carrieffisher”, while Gwendoline Christie, captain Phasma in Episode VII, although most known for her role in “Game of Thrones”, said that he was sending him “the most powerful force in the universe”.
His pseudo-autobiographies are characterized by their wit and honesty. His greatest success “Postcards from the Edge” which became a movie in 1990.
over the years, gave several interviews about their disorder of bipolarity and addiction to drugs and cocaine, which he admitted to have used during the filming of “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980).
he Also talked about electro-convulsive therapy, which consists of small discharges in the brain to trigger small seizures.
Linked to Hollywood from a very early age, she was a daughter of the marriage between the film’s star Debbie Reynolds, known for her role in “Singin’In The Rain” (Singin ‘ in the rain) and singer Eddie Fisher.
But the relationship and the happy home in Beverly Hills ended when Eddie Fisher left Reynolds for her best friend, actress Elizabeth Taylor.
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