Melissa Rivers put out a statement saying the legendary comic passed away at 1:17pm surrounded by her family
Legendary comedienne Joan Rivers died in a Manhattan hospital today, a week after she went into cardiac arrest during a routine throat procedure.
In a statement, her daughter Melissa said the 81-year-old passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family.
The legendary comedienne was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital a week ago after going into cardiac arrest during an outpatient procedure on her vocal chords at another clinic, which is now under investigation.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2744030/BREAKING-NEWS-Joan-Rivers-dies-age-81.htmltime of death in PH time is around 1:17AM since the time mentioned is EDT