Star Wars legend actress Carrie Fisher was rushed to the hospital Friday after suffering a heart attack on a United Airlines flight from London to Los Angeles, TMZ reported. The flight was about 15 minutes from landing at the time. The actress who played Princess Leia is receiving excellent care, her brother Todd Fisher said:
I’m in complete shock. @AnnaAkana and I sat in front of Carrie Fisher on our flight from London and she was just taken off the plane by EMTs
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YouTube star Anna Akana added details: Fisher was not breathing for “10 minutes or so.””
@RickMalambri @bradgage no 🙁 she wasn’t breathing for 10 minutes or so. They were administering CPR up until we landed
— Anna Akana (@AnnaAkana) December 23, 2016
Todd Fisher told the Associated Press that the 60-year-old Star Wars star was receiving treatment in an intensive care unit of a Los Angeles hospital. Hours later, he added that she was “out of emergency” and stabilized.
“She’s a real survivor and always has been and I would expect the best from this, ” he told ABC News.
Todd Fisher tells @abc‘s @lesleymesser that his sister @carrieffisher is now in an intensive care unit. He calls her a “real survivor.” pic.twitter.com/3LF6CQ2RC3
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) December 24, 2016
