CNN) -- Anna Nicole Smith died Thursday at a South Florida hospital after being discovered unconscious in her hotel room.
The reality TV star and former model was 39.
"I can confirm that she is deceased. It's as shocking to me as to you guys," Smith's attorney, Ronald Rale, told Reuters. "I don't know anything further. [Her lawyer and husband] Howard [K. Stern], obviously, is speechless and grieving."
Smith's private nurse called Seminole Hard Rock Hotel workers at 1:38 p.m. and security went to the room, Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger told reporters.
Before rescue worked arrived, Smith's bodyguard performed CPR on her, he said.
She was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood at 2:10 p.m. where she died, Tiger said
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