The mother of Sophie Nyweide, a former child actor best known for her roles in Noah and Mammoth, has spoken out about her daughter’s untimely passing at the age of 24.
Nyweide, who also starred alongside Jessica Alba in the 2010 rom-com An Invisible Sign, died last Monday, April 14, in Bennington, Vermont.
“My knowledge is she was using drugs and was a tiny young woman,” her mother, Shelly, told TMZ in a statement. “She was with other people when she died. I didn’t know them. There is an investigation ongoing. The autopsy results are not in. They said it would take six to eight weeks. So I can’t say definitively.”
She added that family and friends of Nyweide “are very distraught and mourning.”
Bennington authorities have confirmed to The Independent that they responded to a report of an unresponsive female on the morning of April 14. When first responders arrived on the scene, they attempted life-saving measures; however, Nyweide was pronounced dead on the scene.
“This is a fluid investigation and we are still waiting on final autopsy and toxicology reports from the Vermont Office of Chief Medical Examiner,” Bennington Chief of Police Paul J. Doucette said in a statement shared with The Independent.
Doucette confirmed that “an individual was present with Nyweide at the time of her death and they are cooperating with investigators. The same individual was the person who contacted 911, summing assistance for Nyweide.”
“Investigators are investigating this as a possible unintentional overdose,” he said. “As with any untimely death, Bennington Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) will conduct a thorough and compressive investigation leading up to, as well as the cause of, Nyweide’s death. This investigation remains open and there are no further details at this time.”
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