Posted on 03/08/2019 4:08:27 PM PST by SMGFan
Former Miss Teen Universe Lotte van der Zee died on Wednesday, two weeks after having a heart attack while on vacation with her parents. She was 20.
The Dutch model’s death was confirmed by her parents on Thursday, in an emotional Instagram postthis link opens in a new tab shared on her personal account.
“Our pearl, our everything passed away on Wednesday evening March 6th at 22:47. It is incredibly surreal that our dearly beloved Lotte is not around us anymore. Our hearts are truly broken 💔,” her parents, Bert van der Zee & Eugeniek van het Hul, wrote, alongside two smiling photos of their child.
Thanking all of their daughter’s friends and fans for their support, they wrote, “We would like to thank you all again for all the support and heartwarming messages.”
Lotte was crowned as Miss Teenager Universe in 2017.
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Dehydration will cause this and can come on very quickly and is deadly, especially if one is taking diuretics and has been drinking. Age does not discriminate.
My screen and keyboard did not need a wash tonight! Oh well!
Don’t forget the caffeine drinks! Had a friend at work that went down flat on his face because of a regular diet of them to keep him going through lots of overtime and little sleep. A couple of days in the hospital and he doesn’t drink them more!
You are correct!
Possible - maybe they’ll publish the autopsy report.
If I remember correctly, no one had a clue that she had a problem until she was rushed to the ER. I believe that it was mitrovalve prelapse.
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