Carrie Fisher attends a Star Wars Celebration event in Messe Essen, Germany in 2013. (Photo : Getty Images/Sascha Steinbach)
"Star Wars" star Carrie Fisher suffered a severe heart attack during a flight. The latest updates from her brother Todd Fisher clarified that the exact state of her condition is still unknown but she is no longer in the emergency room and is now in the Intensive Care Unit.
The "Star Wars" actress was aboard United Airlines 935 travelling from London, United Kingdom, to Los Angeles, United States, when she suffered from cardiac arrest. This was later confirmed by police from the Los Angeles International Airport, Deadline reported.
Several of the crew and passengers aboard the plane managed to help Carrie before the plane could land. The LAFD then responded to a 911 call at 12:11 PM informing them that a passenger, confirmed then to be Fisher, had suffered a heart attack in an inbound flight.
Carrie was then greeted at Gate 74 by paramedics and continued to treat her during the transport to the hospital. She was then kept at the emergency room at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
There have been conflicting reports regarding her condition. According to multiple sources, Carrie's condition was critical and an ABC affiliate posted on Twitter that Fisher was "on a ventilator."
UPDATE ON #CarrieFisher She is now in critical condition, on a ventilator. Her brother, Todd, tells me she is getting "the best care."
— George Pennacchio (@abc7george) December 24, 2016
However, according to Todd, his sister was out of emergency but was now in the ICU, USA Today quoted him as saying. He also confirmed Carrie was receiving "excellent care" but did not reveal the full state of her condition.
Carrie was touring the U.K. to promote her latest memoir "The Princess Diarist." The book follows the behind-the-scenes events revolving her time filming the 1977 "Star Wars" and its sequels, "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi."
In 2015, Carrie reprised her role as Leia Organa in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." She is set to appear again in "Star Wars Episode VIII" in 2017.
A younger version of her character, Princess Leia, appeared in this year's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." It was portrayed by Ingvild Deila but with her face altered with CGI effects to further resemble Carrie.
Carrie's most recent portrayal of Leia Organa can be viewed in the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" trailer below:
