The reason for actress Michelle Trachtenberg’s loss of life remained “undetermined” Thursday after her household objected to having an post-mortem carried out, metropolis officers stated.
Trachtenberg, 39, was discovered lifeless in her luxurious Midtown condominium Wednesday morning.
Whereas there isn’t any criminality suspected, town Medical Examiner couldn’t inform what precipitated the “Gossip Girl” star’s loss of life from a preliminary examination.
The Medical Examiner is honoring the household’s objection to a full post-mortem, an company spokeswoman stated. Which means the official reason for loss of life won’t ever be identified.
A coroner van is pictured outdoors One Columbus Place in Manhattan, the place actress Michelle Trachtenberg was discovered lifeless in her condominium, on Wednesday. (Shawn Inglima / New York Each day Information)
Trachtenberg was discovered unresponsive by her mom in her condominium close to Columbus Circle at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Her mom referred to as 911 and EMS responded however declared Trachtenberg lifeless on the scene, police stated.
Footage of Trachtenberg on social media showing frail and gaunt in latest months drew considerations from followers that she was in ailing well being or battling dependancy.
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Michelle Trachtenberg attends the Third Annual “InStyle Awards” introduced by InStyle at The Getty Heart on Oct. 23, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photograph by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Photos for InStyle)
In January, she responded to followers’ considerations by saying she was completely satisfied and wholesome.
“I’ve received several comments recently about my appearance,” she wrote on Instagram. “I have never had plastic surgery I am happy and healthy. Check yourself haters.”
The native New Yorker was a baby actor who performed bit roles in commercials and tv episodes till she acquired the coveted position of pint-sized non-public investigator Harriet and “Harriet the Spy.” She went on to carry out as Buffy’s sister Daybreak within the cult-hit “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and because the infamous “Gossip Girl” frenemy Georgina Sparks.
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