# Tom Petty suffers cardiac arrest \[Update: RIP\]

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**Created:** [October 2, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-petty-suffers-cardiac-arrest-update-rip/797821 "2017-10-02T19:32:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-petty-suffers-cardiac-arrest-update-rip/797821/76 "2017-10-03T01:01:13Z")

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> [@madsircool](#):
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> He isn’t dead yet. Fix the thread title.

It was already changed when CBS erroneously reported his death. It doesn’t seem worth the effort to change it, then change it again when he ultimately does pass on. He’s off life support and isn’t expected to live.

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