Donald Trump's first wife Ivana dies aged 73
Saturday, 16 July 2022
NEW YORK, July 15, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Ivana Trump-Donald Trump's first wife and mother of his three eldest children-died on Thursday at the age of 73, the former president announced. Ivana Trump "passed away at her home in New York City," Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
He did not provide a cause of death but the New York Times reported that law enforcement officials were investigating whether she fell down the stairs at her Manhattan apartment.
A spokesperson for the New York Police Department told AFP in an emailed statement that officers responded to a call at her address on the Upper East Side at around 12:40 pm (1740 GMT).
"Upon arrival, officers observed a 73 year-old female unconscious and unresponsive. EMS (emergency medical services) responded to the location and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene," the spokesperson said.