Funeral arrangements for tragic Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra to be announced this week
Funeral arrangements for a young Irish woman who was found dead on a yacht in the US will be announced later in the week.
Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra (33), originally from Carlow Town and living in New York, was found dead on a boat at the Montauk Yacht Club in East Hampton on Long Island at 12am local time on Tuesday, August 5.
US detectives have said a post-mortem examination 'did not show evidence of violence and her final cause of death is pending further examination'.
Ms Nolan-O'Slatarra, who lived on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, New York, was found unconscious at the Montauk Yacht Club after a man called 911 around midnight, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.
Martha Nolan. Photo: RIP.ie
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The police added that 'good Samaritans' tried to perform CPR, but she was pronounced dead on the boat by first responders.
Meanwhile, Ms Nolan-O'Slatarra's family have been told that a final post-mortem report, including toxicological, histological and other testing, will take at least three months to complete.
The Irish Independent understands she had spoken to her boyfriend, who is understood not to have been on the boat with her, in the hours before she died, telling him she was going to book an Uber and would be home around 1am.
Martha Nolan. Photo: RIP.ie
Her remains are currently in the custody of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office as her family await news on when they will be released for repatriation home to Ireland.
The businesswoman moved to New York from Ireland around 10 years ago and launched a series of pop-up boutiques in the Hamptons featuring her line of swimwear and sunglasses.
In her death notice, Ms Nolan-O'Slatarra's family described her as a 'beloved daughter of Elma, much-loved sister of Jacqui, treasured granddaughter of Betty and Liam, cherished niece of John, Michelle, Barry and Mona and adored partner of Nick.'
"She will be sadly missed by her loving mother and her mother's partner Patrick, sister, aunts, uncles, partner, her father Seamus, grandparents, extended family, relatives and her large circle of friends in Ireland and the US,' her death notice said.
'May Martha's gentle soul rest in peace.'
The family confirmed that the funeral arrangements for Ms Nolan-O'Slatarra will be published later in the week.
Speaking to the Sunday World on Wednesday, her mother, Elma, expressed her anguish over her daughter's death.
'I feel numb and in shock,' she said. 'My younger daughter, Jacqui, arrived in on Tuesday night and she was crying and shaking,' she said.
"She said, 'I have terrible news, Martha's dead',' she added.
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