Aug 14 (Reuters) – U.S. actor Anne Heche was taken off life support on Sunday, nine days after being seriously injured in a car crash, as a compatible person was found to be receiving her organs given, a spokesman said.
Heche, 53, had been legally dead as of Friday, though still with a beating heart, and was kept on life support to preserve her organs so they could be donated, her representatives said.
“Anne Heche has been peacefully taken off life support,”
said a statement released Sunday night by spokeswoman Holly Baird.
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Report by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Kim Coghill
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