Anne Heche is being taken off life support. News broke two days ago that the 53-year-old actress died from injuries she sustained in a car crash last week.
Her family released a statement to TMZ at the time, expressing: Related: LAPD Is No Longer Investigating Anne Heche’s Car Crash After Her Death She was kept on life support despite being declared legally dead due to no brain activity for her organs to be evaluated and removed for donation: Now, her representative told Us Weekly that she is being taken off medical assistance Sunday since an organ recipient was found.
Details about which of her organs are being donated and who the recipient is are unknown at this time. According to the outlet, Anne will receive a special tribute at the hospital just moments before her organs are removed for donation.
Hospital staff will line the hallway from Anne’s room to the operating room and pay their respects to the Volcano star. Medical centers normally ask the family for consent to do an Honor Walk first, and a close relative will accompany their loved one on the way to the operating room.
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