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David McKean, wife Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean and the family at a charity auction in December 2019.
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2/11
Saoirse Kennedy Hill, granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, died at the age of 22. US media reports that an overdose was the cause of death.
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In this June 2000 picture, Saoirse places a white rose on the grave of John F. Kennedy.
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Michael LeMoyne was killed in a skiing accident in 1997.
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The death of Robert F. Kennedy jr. He was killed in a plane crash in 1999 with his wife and sister.
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Another drama in the Kennedy clan: Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean († 40) and her son Gideon († 8) died in a canoe accident. The two have been missing since Thursday. Maeve was the daughter of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the former governor of Maryland. She was also the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, a former US presidential candidate.
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According to media reports, the two spent their free time with other family members in a riverside house in Annapolis, Maryland. The children played there when a ball fell into the river. Maeve and her son sat in the canoe to get the ball. After that, however, they could not make it back to the shore. Helicopters and ships searched 24 hours for Maeve and Gideon, but did not find them. On Thursday it was said to have been relatively stormy at the scene of the accident with wind speeds of up to 65 km / h.
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The curse of the Kennedy clan
The Kennedys are one of the most powerful families in the United States. In the past decades, the family has also suffered various tragic accidents. The most famous member of the family, former US President John F. Kennedy, was shot dead in 1963 while driving through Dallas at an election campaign event. To date, the circumstances of his death have not been fully clarified. John’s brother Robert was also murdered during an election campaign in 1968 – he also wanted to be president. His son David A. Kennedy died in 1984 from a drug overdose. Another son of Robert died in 1997 – he had a total of eleven children. Michael LeMoyne Kennedy was killed in a skiing accident. Two years later, John F. Kennedy, Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and their sister Lauren Bessette died in a plane crash. On May 16, Mary Richardson Kennedy, ex-wife of Robert F. Kennedy jr. and mother of four of his six children, found dead; the authorities assume suicide. Saoirse Kennedy Hill also died of an overdose last summer. She was a granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy. The list could be supplemented by various other accidents and scandals. (vof)
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