Ivana Trump, the first wife of former United States of America President Donald Trump and mother of three of his children, has died in New York City, her family announced on Thursday. She was 73.
Police responded to a call of a person in cardiac arrest at 10 East 64th Street on the Upper East Side at 12:40 p.m., and police sources said Ivana Trump was found unconscious and unresponsive at the bottom of a set of stairs.
The police are investigating whether she fell and, if so, whether the fall contributed in any way to her death, the sources said.
The New York City Medical Examiner’s Office will investigate to determine the cause and manner of death.
The Trump family released a statement confirming her death.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Ivana Trump,” it read. “Our mother was an incredible woman — a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend. Ivana Trump was a survivor. She fled from communism and embraced this country. She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion and determination. She will be dearly missed by her mother, her three children and ten grandchildren.
“Ivana Trump married Donald Trump in 1977, and though at times she appeared to be overshadowed by her celebrity husband, she was very much one half of the 1980s power couple, serving by his side in the Trump Organization as vice president for interior design.
Ivana Trump married four times, once before Donald and two times after.
Married from 1977 until their separation in 1992, Donald and Ivana Trump shared three children: Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric.
