woke up this morning,
only to realise Mr Jackson died yesterday
:(
I'm not a big fan of him, but still its heart wrenching to see him die at 50.
The pop star suffered cardiac arrest at his Holmby Hills mansion. He was in L.A. rehearsing for a series of upcoming shows in London.
Michael Jackson, an incomparable figure in music, dance and culture whose ever-changing face graced the covers of albums that sold more than half a billion copies, died Thursday, shortly after going into cardiac arrest at his rented Holmby Hills mansion. He was 50. He spent much of his life as one of the most famous people on the planet, and to many, his untimely death felt both unthinkable and, oddly, inevitable.
Paramedics found Jackson in cardiac arrest when they arrived at his home shortly before 12:30 p.m., three minutes and 17 seconds after receiving a 911 call.
His personal physician was already in the house performing CPR. Jackson was not breathing, and it appears he never regained consciousness.
Paramedics treated Jackson at the house for 42 minutes, and he was declared dead at 2:26 p.m. at UCLA Medical Center, about two miles from his home above Sunset Boulevard.
(Report from LA Times)
