Michael Jackson's body taken for autopsy
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Michael Jackson's body taken for autopsy
How news of Michael Jackson's death unfolded: - According to TMZ.com, the celebrity website that broke the news, a staff member at Jackson's Holmby Hills home in Los Angeles called 911. - Jackson had apparently suffered a heart attack. - When emergency personnel arrived Jackson was not breathing, had no pulse and they never got his pulse back. - Once at the UCLA medical centre, the staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely unresponsive. He was in full cardiac arrest. - People who were with the singer were apparently screaming: "You've got to save him! You've got to save him!" - It was reported he was in a coma and his family arriving at his bedside - including his mother and brothers. La Toya Jackson was seen running into the hospital sobbing. - Jackson's death was confirmed by Los Angeles coroner Fred Corral. - Michael Jackson's autopsy is likely to take place on Friday. Jackson is survived by three children - Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.
ITN | June 26, 2009
