Cause of death confirmed for Mitt Romney's sister-in-law

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"Our family is heartbroken by the loss of Carrie, who brought warmth and love to all our lives," Mitt Romney said in a statement after Carrie's death.

"We ask for privacy during this difficult time," he added.

Carrie and George had been married since 2016. They had been separated since late May, and George filed a divorce petition in early June.

Mitt Romney served as a Utah senator until 2024, when he decided not to run for re-election. 

"I have spent my last 25 years in public service of one kind or another. At the end of another term, I'd be in my mid-eighties. Frankly, it's time for a new generation of leaders. They're the ones that need to make the decisions that will shape the world they will be living in," Romney said at the time.

"We face critical challenges - mounting national debt, climate change, and the ambitious authoritarians of Russia and China. Neither President Biden nor former President Trump are leading their party to confront them," Romney said.