Carrie Elizabeth Romney, the sister-in-law of former Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, was found dead Friday in a Los Angeles-area parking garage, authorities said. She was 64.
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call around 8:30 p.m. on Town Center Drive in Valencia, California, a department representative told People. Investigators determined that Romney had either jumped or fallen from a parking garage structure near a Hyatt Regency hotel. (RELATED: ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Winner Dies Mysteriously At Age 36)
People reported that the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office listed Romney’s place of death as “street” and her cause of death as “deferred,” pending further investigation. Her body was marked “ready for release,” according to the outlet.
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 16: Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) leaves the Senate floor after voting yes on a procedural vote on federal legislation protecting same-sex marriages, at the U.S. Capitol on November 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
“Our family is heartbroken by the loss of Carrie, who brought warmth and love to all our lives,” a representative for Mitt Romney told People. “We ask for privacy during this difficult time.”
Authorities have not released details about the circumstances leading up to Romney’s death.
Her death came just four months after her husband — Mitt Romney’s brother — filed for divorce, ending their marriage of a little more than eight years, according to Daily Mail.
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