Overview
- Emergency crews were dispatched to the Fairmont San Francisco around 2:52 a.m. on New Year’s Day, and paramedics pronounced an adult female dead at the scene.
- Police turned the case over to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for investigation, and a formal determination of cause and manner of death remains pending.
- Law-enforcement sources told local outlets the deceased is believed to be Victoria Jones, 34, and police do not suspect foul play at this stage.
- Dispatch audio characterized the call as an overdose, and reports say hotel staff or bystanders attempted CPR after finding her unresponsive on a 14th-floor corridor.
- The family issued a brief statement thanking people for their condolences and asking for privacy as the investigation continues.