A sister-in-law of 2012 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney was found dead following a five-story fall at a Southern California parking garage, authorities said Monday.
Sheriff's deputies were called at about 8:30 p.m. PDT Friday and were told about a death in the northern Los Angeles County suburb of Santa Clarita, according to a department statement.
Responding deputies found the body of 64-year-old Valencia resident Carrie Elizabeth Romney, who "jumped or fell from a five-story parking structure," officials said.
That parking garage in the 24500 block of Town Center Drive, by a Hyatt Regency hotel, is about three miles east of Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park and 35 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.
"No cause of death was listed Monday afternoon," the sheriff said. "The death does not appear to involve foul play."
Mitt Romney said the family is mourning the loss of Carrie Romney.
“Our family is heartbroken by the loss of Carrie, who brought warmth and love to all our lives,” the former Utah senator and Massachusetts governor said Tuesday in a statement to NBC News. “We ask for privacy during this difficult time.”
Carrie Romney and George Scott Romney, Mitt Romney's brother, were married in November 2016.
The couple had been separated since May 25 of this year, according to an L.A. County divorce petition filed by George Scott Romney on June 10.
Their attorneys both declined comment on Tuesday.
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