Actor and model Dayle Haddon died and another person was hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak at a Pennsylvania home, authorities said.
Haddon modeled for brands including Estée Lauder and L’Oreal, and appeared on the front pages of magazines including Sports Illustrated and Vogue Paris in the 1970s.
Police said they received a call at 6:31 a.m. Friday (01:31 local time) reporting that a 76-year-old man had collapsed on the first floor of a detached building at a home in Bucks County.
A 76-year-old woman, later identified as Haddon, was found dead in her second-floor bedroom.
The man, whom police described as being in critical condition at a New Jersey hospital, has been identified as Walter J. Blucas, who has a son who is married to Haddon’s daughter.
According to CBS News, the BBC’s U.S. partner, records show the home is owned by Haddon’s daughter, former journalist Ryan Haddon, and her husband, actor Mark Blucas.
Police said a preliminary investigation revealed the leak was caused by a faulty exhaust pipe in the building’s heating system.
They added that high levels of carbon monoxide in the building affected emergency responders, with two medical staff hospitalized for carbon monoxide exposure and a police officer receiving treatment at the scene.
Dayle Haddon was born and raised in Quebec, Canada and began her career as a ballerina.
She moved to the United States to pursue a modeling career, and later worked in film, appearing in films including The World’s Greatest Athlete, released in 1973, and North Dallas Forty, released in 1979.
A tribute to his mother, Ryan Haddon. wrote on instagram Dayle had a “pure heart” and a “life well lived.”
“She was a woman of strength in her own right, yet gentle and attentive to everything. Very creative and curious, gifted with inner and outer beauty. She was always kind and thoughtful,” she said.
“Her journey in this dimension must have been complete, for she was a noble spiritual being who valued the evolution of her soul.”
