Natasha Richardson died in 2009 due to a tragic skiing accident. On March 16, 2009, while taking a beginner's ski lesson at the Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec, Canada, she fell and hit her head. Initially, she declined medical assistance after the fall, signing a waiver and walking to her hotel room. However, she was suffering from a serious brain injury — an epidural hematoma caused by bleeding on the brain from the impact. Her condition worsened over the following hours. Despite a second call for medical help, she was first treated locally and then transferred to larger hospitals, including one in New York City. Unfortunately, she passed away on March 18, 2009, at the age of 45, leaving behind her husband Liam Neeson and their two sons. Her death raised awareness of traumatic brain injuries, especially in sports, and her family remembers her with love and sorrow, reflecting on how sudden and devastating the accident was. Liam Neeson has spoken about how the loss of Natasha still affects him profoundly.