Actress Dayle Haddon died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning Friday at the Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home of her son-in-law, actor Marc Blucas.
Solebury Township Police responded to a home on Phillips Mill Road just after 6:30 a.m. after it received a 911 call from a resident about a man passed out on the first floor of a detached in-law suite, a police report states.
The man, 76, was removed from the home and taken to the hospital, where he was undergoing treatment. A 76-year-old woman was found dead in a second-floor bedroom of the home, police said.
NBC Philadelphia confirmed the incident happened at Blucas' home. The Bucks County Coroner's Office said in a statement Saturday that a preliminary investigation showed a high level of carbon monoxide present in the home. A cause and manner of death for Haddon is pending.
The incident remains under investigation, police said, calling it a “tragedy.” Two medics who assisted were exposed to a high level of carbon monoxide and were treated at a hospital. One Solebury Township police officer was treated at the scene, the department said.
Haddon’s acting credits include Disney’s “The World’s Greatest Athlete” and “North Dallas Forty.” According to her website, she was also the only model to have signed with four major cosmetic companies — Revlon, Max Factor, Estée Lauder and L’Oréal.
Haddon was a spokesperson for L’Oréal for over 15 years, an ambassador for UNICEF, and founded WomenOne, a charitable organization that focuses on the education of girls and women, her website states.
Her daughter, Ryan Haddon, remembered her mother as an “inspiration” and someone who “held so many up.”
“The bright light that is Dayle has dimmed in this Earthly realm. Shining somewhere as radiantly as ever where it’s most needed, I have no doubt,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “She was a woman in her power, yet soft and attentive to all. Deeply creative and curious, gifted with beauty inside and out. Always kind and thoughtful.”
“I always trust the timing of things. There are no accidents and certainly how we enter and exit this world is mystical and unknowable. She was a high-hearted spiritual being that put value on her soul’s evolution, so I know her journey here in this dimension must have been complete,” Ryan continued. “I honor her. I bow to her. I revere all the paths and adventures taken. I saw her be golden and always reach for the Light in all areas of her life.”
Representatives for Haddon and Blucas did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday.
