Update: Heche has been declared dead according to The Guardian. The actress was 53 and leaves behind two sons aged 20 & 13.
Original: In a statement handed out by her publicist, it has been revealed that actress Anne Heche is “not expected to survive” in the wake of a horrific car crash last Friday in Los Angeles’ Mar Vista neighborhood.
Heche’s car reportedly collided with a two-story home, causing a fire which fifty-nine firefighters battled for over an hour until she could be safely pulled out of the wreckage. Heche was reportedly able to communicate at the time of her rescue but lost consciousness shortly thereafter and never regained it. She has been hospitalised and in a coma ever since.
Now, in a statement to Deadline, her rep says: “Unfortunately, due to her accident, Anne Heche suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition. She is not expected to survive. It has long been her choice to donate her organs, and she is being kept on life support to determine if any are viable.”
The “Volcano,” “Men in Trees,” “Wag the Dog,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Six Days, Seven Nights” actress recently wrapped filming the Lifetime movie “Girl In Room 13” about the human trafficking industry, with that film still scheduled to premiere in September.
