Family and friends close toPatrick Muldoonare left grieving following the untimely death of the 57-year-old actor. News of the death of the formerMelrose Placeactor was shared by his sister, Shana Muldoon-Zappa, who revealed that he died of a heart attack.
According to Muldoon-Zappa viaTMZ, her brother was having coffee with his partner, Miriam Rothbart, at their Beverly Hills home on Sunday morning, 19 April. He then went to take a shower.
Miriam found it unusual that Patrick took a long time in the shower, according to Shana. When she went to check, she found actor unconscious on the bathroom floor.
'She called 911, and she was trying to bring him back, then the paramedics got there. My parents were at our house because we're all in LA, and we all ran over there. But by the time we got there, he was gone,' Shana said in another report by theDaily Mail.
The heart attack was shocking, given that Patrick appeared to be in good health. According to Shana, he had no known health conditions and was physically fit.
'He's so healthy, he's an ex-athlete, he goes to jiu-jitsu, he's a martial artist, he runs, he works out. It seems like he was at a high point in his life. And then to just [die] suddenly, it's just unbelievable,' Muldoon-Zappa said.
Muldoon's death from a heart attack was confirmed by paramedics who responded to the call. They added that there were no signs that he was suffering beforehand and no indications of distress. The death was described as sudden and unexpected.
Beyond his immediate family and those close to him, one person devastated by the news was Muldoon's former girlfriend, Denise Richards. The pair dated sporadically in the 1990s before eventually going their separate ways.
'She's devastated. Really, really sad,' an unnamed source claimed via the Daily Mail. 'I'd even call her inconsolable. She can't stop crying.'
However, the relationship did not end their friendship, with the pair remaining close. They even walked the red carpet together at the Saturn Awards in March.
Source: International Business Times UK
