Joan Rivers stops breathing during surgery, said to be in critical condition

 
Comedian and E! Fashion Police star Joan Rivers was rushed to the hospital in New York City this afternoon after she stopped breathing during a surgery on her throat

Rivers, 81, was undergoing a throat procedure in a clinic when she stopped breathing. She was rushed to Mount Sinai hospital in New York where authorities said she’s in critical condition.

After her heart stopped breathing during surgery, an emergency call was placed to 911 and the caller said, “We have somebody in either cardiac or respiratory arrest.”

Joan Rivers In Critical Condition After She Stops Breathing During Throat Surgery

 
Joan Rivers has been reportedly taken to a New York hospital after she stopped breathing while having throat surgery at a clinic in the city Thursday morning..

The 81 year old host of the Fashion Police TV Show on E! was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition shortly before 10 a.m. after she stopped breathing while undergoing the procedure at Yorkville Endoscopy on East 93rd Street.