LONDON, UK. (THECOUNT) — DJ and producer, Andrew Weatherall, has died after admitted to the Whipps Cross Hospital in London. He was 56.
According to a statement, Weatherall passed away in the early hours of Monday morning following a pulmonary embolism.
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A statement was released by Weatherall’s management:
“We are deeply sorry to announce that Andrew Weatherall, the noted DJ and musician passed away in the early hours of this morning, Monday 17th February 2020, at Whipps Cross Hospital, London. The cause of death was a pulmonary embolism. He was being treated in hospital but unfortunately the blood clot reached his heart. His death was swift and peaceful.
His family and friends are profoundly saddened by his death and are taking time to gather their thoughts. Further announcements regarding funeral arrangements will be made in due course by Andrew’s press officer, James Parrish. Management and family have asked to have their privacy respected at this time,” reports DJMAG.
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage in one of the pulmonary arteries in your lungs. In most cases, pulmonary embolism is caused by blood clots that travel to the lungs from deep veins in the legs or, rarely, from veins in other parts of the body (deep vein thrombosis.)
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