Ivana Trump died after suffering “blunt impact injuries” to her torso in a fall down stairs at her New York City home.
The death of the 73 year-old first wife of former US president Donald Trump has been ruled as accidental by the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office.
US media outlets reported that Ivana was found at the foot of her apartment’s staircase next to a spilled cup of coffee.
On Thursday, the Trump family paid tribute to the matriarch as a “wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life”.
Her daughter Ivanka Trump said she was “heartbroken” and would “miss her forever”.
“Mom was brilliant, charming, passionate and wickedly funny. She lived life to the fullest — never forgoing an opportunity to laugh and dance,” the former presidential adviser wrote on Twitter.
“I will miss her forever and will keep her memory alive in our hearts always.”
Mr Trump, who was banned indefinitely from Twitter, announced the death on his social media platform Truth Social.
“I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City,” he said.
“She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life.
“Her pride and joy were her three children, Donald Jr, Ivanka, and Eric. She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her. Rest In Peace, Ivana.”
“Our mother was an incredible woman — a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend,” a statement from the Trump family read.
It continued: “Ivana Trump was a survivor. She fled from communism and embraced this country. She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion and determination.”
Born Ivana Marie Zelníčkováin in former Czechoslovakia, she lived under communist rule before moving to Canada in the 1970s, where she briefly worked as a model.
