Kennedy curse: granddaughter of RFK dies aged 22 of suspected drug overdose
- She was the only child of Paul Michael Hill and Courtney Kennedy Hill, who was the fifth of 11 children of Ethel and Robert Kennedy
- Ethel Kennedy has endured a series of tragedies that have befallen her extended family, including the assassination of her husband
A 22-year-old granddaughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy died on Thursday following an apparent overdose at the family’s compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, The New York Times reported.
Saoirse Kennedy Hill was at the compound, the home of her grandmother, Ethel Kennedy, 91, when emergency personnel were called on Thursday afternoon to the residence, and she was taken to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, the Times said, citing family and friends.
According to the newspaper, she was pronounced dead at the hospital. A hospital spokeswoman could not be reached for comment on Thursday evening.
But several reports quoted a statement released by the Kennedy family confirming the young woman’s death, the latest in a long series tragedies to beset one of America’s leading political dynasties.
“Our hearts are shattered by the loss of our beloved Saoirse,” the family statement said. “Her life was filled with hope, promise and love.”
The statement quoted her grandmother as saying: “The world is a little less beautiful today.”