American actress Anne Heche was taken off life support on Sunday, nine days after suffering severe injuries in a fiery car crash, as a compatible person was found to receive her donated organs, a spokesperson said.
Heche, 53, had been legally dead since Friday, though still with a heartbeat, and was kept on life support to preserve her organs so they could be donated.
“Anne Heche has been peacefully taken off life support,” spokesperson Holly Baird said in a statement.
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Heche was critically injured on August 5 when the Mini Cooper she was driving crashed into a residence in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, causing her vehicle and the home to become engulfed in flames. It took 59 firefighters to extinguish the blaze.
The Los Angeles Police Department said Heche, who suffered a severe anoxic brain injury in the wake of the crash, had narcotics in her system.
The Men in Trees actress fell into a coma three days after the accident and remained in critical condition until she was declared legally dead on August 12.
At 53.
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Heche remained on life support to allow OneLegacy Foundation enough time to find donor recipients who would be a match.
Her family remembered her as a “bright light” in a statement issued to PEOPLE. “Today we lost a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend,”.
The statement read. “Anne will be deeply missed but she lives on through her beautiful sons, her iconic body of work, and her passionate advocacy. Her bravery for always standing in her truth, spreading her message of love and acceptance, will continue to have a lasting impact.”
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