Australian actor dies at age 28

JAKE VERTERANO STAFF WRITER JCV722@CABRINI EDU

‘Brokeback Mountain,’ ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ and ‘The Patriot’ are some of the most popular films among college students. Many students were shocked this past week to find out about the death of the star of these films, Heath Ledger.

Ledger was found dead in his SoHo apartment on the Jan. 22. His body was discovered naked and hunched over his bed by his masseuse. Paramedics were called and he was pronounced dead at 3:36p.m..

Police say there were no obvious signs of suicide, but sleeping pills and other “illegal” drugs were found in the apartment. Speculations have risen that Ledger may have had a drug dependency issue.

ogy reports should be in within the next two weeks and may determine the cause of death.

Ledger was nominated for an Oscar for his work in ‘Brokeback Mountain’. He is starring as The Joker in this summer’s ‘The Dark Knight’. Warner Brothers has said they will still be releasing the film on July 18.

A funeral service was held in Los Angeles for close friends and family of Ledger. He is surived by his daughter Matilda, age 2. Ledger will be buried in his hometown of Perth, Australia.

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his NY apartment on Jan. 22 at age 28. May this young, talented actor rest in peace.

The autopsy performed on Jan. 23 has not revealed a cause of death. Toxiciol-