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Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump, died of “severe injuries” to her torso, according to a report by the chief forensic doctor in New York City on Friday. The form of death was classified as an accident, the report adds.
The Trump family announced that Ivana, 73, Ivanka’s mother, Eric and Donald Jr., had died Thursday at her home in Manhattan.
“I am very saddened to inform all those who loved him, many of whom are, that Ivana Trump has died at her home in New York City,” the former president said in a post on his social networking platform Truth Social.
Ivana Trump was found unconscious on a staircase of her 64th Street home near Central Park after police received an emergency call at 12:40 p.m., and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to two law enforcement officers with knowledge of the event. New York City police detectives began an investigation and found no signs of forced entry or obvious signs of trauma suggesting crime.
More than one in four Americans over the age of 65 falls each year, and falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among this age group, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fall deaths occur at a rate of about 64 deaths per 100,000 elderly people, he said.
The former president and his children mourned his death in online statements.
Ivanka tweeted, “My heart was broken by my mother’s death. My mother was bright, charming, passionate and badly funny. She lived life to the fullest. … I will miss her forever.” Her siblings also shared family photos online.
Heartbroken by the death of my mother. Mom was bright, charming, passionate and badly funny. He lived life to the fullest, never leaving the opportunity to laugh and dance.
I will miss her forever and keep her memory alive in our hearts forever. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/EyhrLNLUJw
– Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) July 14, 2022
Ivana, who was born in the Czech Republic, married Donald in 1977. They divorced in 1992.
In the 1980s, Donald and Ivana were one of New York’s most famous power couples, frequently appearing in tabloids with a social profile that seemed to grow at the same rate as Trump’s business empire. During her marriage, Ivana, a former skier and model, played an active role in her husband’s business.
Ivana Trump, Donald Trump’s first wife, dies at 73
After his death, the statements of the former president and two of his adult children, Donald Jr., were postponed. and Ivanka, in the extensive civil fraud investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James (D).
The depositions were initially scheduled to take place over a six-day period that began Friday.
“In view of Ivana Trump’s death yesterday, we received a request from Donald Trump’s attorney and his children to postpone the three depositions, which we have agreed to,” said Delaney Kempner, a spokeswoman for the United States. New York Attorney General’s Office. .
“This is a temporary delay and the depositions will be rescheduled as soon as possible. There is no other information on the dates or otherwise to provide at this time.”
John Wagner and Mariana Alfaro contributed to this report.