A chaplain came to administer last rights and he was taken off of life support.” He was taken to the hospital and put on life support but there was no brain activity.
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Tom was in full cardiac arrest and unconscious. She hears very soft breathing, tries CPR and it seems he breathes better. You hear another man take the phone but then Dana takes it back.
The dispatcher tried to get her to administer CPR, but Dana needed help. According to TMZ: “(Petty's wife) Dana York seemed confused and upset when she dialed 911 on Sunday, October 1st at around 10:45 PM. Petty had wrapped his 40th anniversary tour with the Heartbreakers on September 25th, 2017 at L.A.'s Hollywood Bowl. Before the official announcement came down, fans had spent the better part of October 1st on tenterhooks as word was incorrectly leaked by law enforcement earlier in the day that Petty had died of a heart attack - before it was retracted and announced that he was alive, yet unconscious and pulled off life support. PT surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends - Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers on behalf of the family.Three years ago today, (October 2nd, 2017) the rock word faced a particularly harsh blow with the sudden death of the legendary Tom Petty at age 66 at UCLA Medical Center, one day after suffering cardiac arrest at his home. He suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. His publicist Carla Sacks confirmed the news, writing, “On behalf of the Tom Petty family, we are devastated to announce the untimely death of of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty. Unfortunately, Petty passed away later that night. We apologize for any inconvenience in this reporting.”
Initial information was inadvertantly provided to some media sources. However, the LAPD has no investigative role in this matter. Emergency responders were able to get a pulse back, but revealed at the time, Petty was in critical condition at a Los Angeles area hospital.īy midday, CBS News initially reported that Petty had died, but they and the LAPD retracted the statement, saying, “The LAPD has no information about the passing of singer Tom Petty. On October 2nd, authorities responded to Petty’s Malibu home around 10:52 am after receiving a call he’d suffered a heart attack. “We would be grateful if you could respect the privacy of the entire Heartbreaker family during this difficult time. “Thank you also for respecting the memory of a man who was truly great during his time on this planet both publicly and privately. And we thank you all for your love and support over the last months. “We continue to mourn with you and marvel at Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ incredible positive impact on music and the world. He was extremely proud of that achievement in the days before he passed.
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“On a positive note we now know for certain he went painlessly and beautifully exhausted after doing what he loved the most, for one last time, performing live with his unmatchable rock band for his loyal fans on the biggest tour of his 40 plus year career. Many people who overdose begin with a legitimate injury or simply do not understand the potency and deadly nature of these medications. “As a family we recognize this report may spark a further discussion on the opioid crisis and we feel that it is a healthy and necessary discussion and we hope in some way this report can save lives. “We knew before the report was shared with us that he was prescribed various pain medications for a multitude of issues including Fentanyl patches and we feel confident that this was, as the coroner found, an unfortunate accident. “On the day he died he was informed his hip had graduated to a full on break and it is our feeling that the pain was simply unbearable and was the cause for his over use of medication. “Despite this painful injury he insisted on keeping his commitment to his fans and he toured for 53 dates with a fractured hip and, as he did, it worsened to a more serious injury. “Unfortunately Tom’s body suffered from many serious ailments including emphysema, knee problems and most significantly a fractured hip.
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