Diane Keaton's 911 call: Dispatch audio says a "person down" before Oscar-winning actress was transported to a local hospital by first responders

Diane Keaton's final moments before she died at the age of 79 have been unveiled.

TMZ broke the news that, in a 911 dispatch audio, a first responder can be heard saying, "Rescue 19, person down" before noting her address in Los Angeles. The actress was rushed to the hospital via ambulance on Saturday before she died. The LAFD told the outlet that they responded to reports of distress at her home at 8:08 AM Saturday, and she was taken to the hospital alone.

The Sun has reported that her close friends were concerned for her in the weeks leading up to her demise. Per the outlet, her family confirmed her death, though the exact causes remain unclear. A spokesperson told People that her “loved ones have asked for privacy.”

Sources close to Diane Keaton open up about her health ahead of her shocking demise:

Carole Bayer Sager, Diane Keaton's longtime friend and Oscar-winning songwriter, spoke to People Magazine about something she noticed the last time she saw the actress.

“I saw her two or three weeks ago, and she was very thin,” Sager said. “She had lost so much weight.” She added, referring to the Los Angeles wildfires in January: “She had to go to Palm Springs because her house had been damaged inside, and they had to clean everything. When she came back, I was kind of stunned by how much weight she’d lost.”

However, Sager said their final meeting was full of happiness:

“She was a magic light for everyone,” she said. “I just loved her. She was so special—she just lit up a room with her energy.”

Annie Hall also spoke to the outlet about Diane Keaton's health in recent weeks:

“She declined very suddenly, which was heartbreaking for everyone who loved her,” she said. “It was so unexpected, especially for someone with such strength and spirit.” She continued, “Even longtime friends weren’t fully aware of what was happening.”

Bette Midler, who co-starred alongside Diane Keaton in The First Wives Club, issued a statement on Instagram:

“The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died,” she wrote. “I cannot tell you how unbearably sad this makes me. She was hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star. What you saw was who she was…oh, la, lala!”

Kimberly Williams-Paisley, who portrayed the actress's daughter in Father of the Bride, also chimed in to pay her respects:

“Diane, working with you will always be one of the highlights of my life. You are one of a kind, and it was thrilling to be in your orbit for a time. Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, your talent, and above all, your laughter.”

Diane Keaton never married, though she famously dated actors like Woody Allen, Al Pacino, and Warren Beatty. She adopted her daughter, Dexter, 29, in 1996, and her son, Duke, 25, in 2001. Speaking with Ladies’ Home Journal in 2008 about navigating life as a single mother in her 50s, she said:

“Motherhood was not an urge I couldn’t resist, it was more like a thought I’d been thinking for a very long time. So I plunged in."

Her friend, whose identity remains unclear, spoke to People Magazine about her ailing health ahead of her death:

"She declined very suddenly, which was heartbreaking for everyone who loved her.” The friend sayd her rapid decline was “unexpected,” adding, “In her final months, she was surrounded only by her closest family, who chose to keep things very private. Even longtime friends weren’t fully aware of what was happening.”

A source also told the outlet that Diane Keaton, who was often seen walking her dog in the neighbourhood, had not been seen doing so in the last few months:

“She loved her neighborhood,” the source said. “Up until just a few months ago, she’d walk her dog every day. She was usually dressed the same, with a hat and her signature sunglasses regardless of the weather. She was always very nice, funny and chatty,” the source continued. “She’d talk to her dog like he was a person. She was eccentric and had this old-school Hollywood aura. She was very, very special.”

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