Skier Bode Miller Says His Baby Daughter Has Died: ‘We Are Beyond Devastated’
Olympic skier Bode Miller’s daughter, Emeline Miller, died on Sunday. She was 19 months old.
The gold medalist shared the heartbreaking news in an Instagram post on Monday, saying: “We are beyond devastated. Our baby girl, Emmy, passed away yesterday.
“Never in a million years did we think we would experience a pain like this. Her love, her light, her spirit will never be forgotten.”
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A post shared by Bode Miller (@millerbode) on Jun 11, 2018 at 4:07pm PDT
Emeline was born on Nov. 5, 2016, to Miller and his wife, Morgan Beck Miller. She was the youngest of Miller’s four children, the oldest two were from relationships prior to his marriage to Morgan.
When contacted by TheWrap, the Orange County Coroner’s Office declined to comment on the cause of the child’s death, but confirmed that she died in the city of Cota de Caza in Orange County, California.
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In his post, Miller said that his family “requests privacy during this painful time.”
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