16 and Pregnant star Autumn Crittendon found dead at 27
16 and Pregnant alum Autumn Crittendon has died at the age of 27.
Autumn, who also went by the name Autumn Oxley, featured on the fifth season of the popular MTV show which documented the months leading up to the birth of her son Drake.
She later went on to have two more children.
Sadly, it has been reported that the 27-year-old reality TV star has passed away.
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Autumn is said to have been pronounced dead at her home in Henrico County, Virginia, on Saturday (July 20), according to police.
Police officers and fire personnel went to her home following reports of a medical emergency and found the mom-of-three unresponsive, they said.
Henrico County Police Department has since shared a statement with UNILAD. It reads: "On Saturday, July 20th, 2024, at approximately 3:12 p.m., Henrico Police and Henrico Fire responded to the 700 block of Chinkapin Court for the report of a medical emergency. Once on scene, officers and fire personnel located an adult female unresponsive within the residence. Members from Henrico Fire attempted life-saving measures however they were not effective. The adult female, Autumn Oxley, 27, of Henrico, was pronounced deceased at the scene."
The statement went on: "Henrico Police are currently classifying this incident as a death investigation. Detectives are working with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on this case to determine the exact cause and manner of death. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Henrico Police at 804-501-5000. You can also submit tips via Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or by going to P3tips.com; both methods are anonymous."
Autumn's sister Misty also shared the news of her sister's death in a now-deleted post on Facebook.
"You were robbed of your life at such a tender age. You left before anyone could tell you goodbye,” she wrote, as per The Independent.
"How much we love you. How amazing you are and how proud we are of you for staying sober through some of the toughest parts of your life, how far you’ve came from where you were, how thankful we are to have had all these years with you, how proud of you we are as a mother, how grateful we are for the 3 tiny parts of your heart that are still walking this earth."
The post continued: "I promise you I will love life in your honour. These babies will always know how much you love them, how amazing you are, how special you are, how much you sacrificed and overcame for them, everything and nothing short of it."
Autumn's untimely death follows that of another fellow 16 and Pregnant alum, Sean Garinger.
The 20-year-old died in an ATV accident in North Carolina on February 28, with his mother confirming the tragic news.
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Niamh Shackleton