Depeche Mode Co-Founder Andy Fletcher's Death Was Caused by an 'Aortic Dissection,' Band Confirms

Andy Fletcher.Photo: Fin Costello/Redferns In anInstagrampost shared Monday, Martin Gore and Dave Gahan of the legendary English rock band revealed Fletcher’s death on May 26 occurred after the keyboardist “suffered an aortic dissection” in his home. “We wanted to take a moment and acknowledge the outpouring of love for Andy that we’ve seen from all of you over the last few weeks,” opened the post’s caption, which arrived over a month after Fletcher died at 60 years old.

Depeche Mode Keyboardist Andy Fletcher Dead at 60, Band Confirms with 'Overwhelming Sadness'

Andy Fletcher.Photo: Robert Marquardt/WireImage Andy Fletcher, founding member and keyboardist ofDepeche Mode, has died. He was 60. “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher,” read astatement posted to Depeche Mode’s social media pageson Thursday. “Fletch had a true heart of gold and was always there when you needed support, a lively conversation, a good laugh, or a cold pint,” continued the band.

Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan Says It Was 'Strange' to Record New Album 6 Weeks After Andy Fletcher Died

Martin Lee Gore, Dave Gahan and Andrew Fletcher in 2016.Photo: Sergione Infuso/Corbis/gettyDepeche Modeis gearing up to release a new album,Memento Mori— the band’s first as a duo following keyboardistAndy Fletcherdied of an aortic dissection on May 26, 2022.In an new BBC Radio 6 and BBC Sounds interview with Steve Lamacq this week, band members Dave Gahan and Martin Gore opened up about how it felt to record their first album without Fletcher, six weeks after his death.

Deputies Fired After Two Mental Health Patients Drowned in Van During Hurricane Florence

Photo: Jewels Green/Facebook Two South Carolina deputies who wererescued from a flooded van during Hurricane Florencehave been fired as officials investigate the deaths oftwo mental health patients who drowned inside the vehicle, PEOPLE confirms. Stephen Flood and Joshua Bishop were fired from the Horry County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, about a month after they allegedly drove around a barricade and into a flood-prone area as they attempted to transport Nicolette Green, 43, and Windy Newton, 45, to a facilityduring deadly Hurricane Florence.

Deputies Honored for Saving Woman Found in Submerged Car with Only ‘Her Nose and Mouth Above Water’

Deputies Carlos Ortiz and Wesley Birjkovff with Maria Ruch.Photo:Paulding County Sheriff’s OfficeTwo Georgia deputies have been honored for saving a woman from drowning after her car veered into a pond.Deputies Carlos Ortiz and Wesley Birjkovff were working on Sept. 27 when they learned of a vehicle that hadgone off the roadand into the pond near 2771 Buchanan Highway, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on Friday.Ortiz and Birjkovff, who happened to be in the area, responded to the scene and found the car “nearly submerged” in the water.