Clint Eastwood and Christina Sandera’s relationship timeline

The High Plains Wanderer star wrote a statement confirming his longtime partner’s death, saying, “Christina was a sweet, caring woman, and I will miss her very much.”

A spokesperson for Warner Bros. also announced the news The Hollywood Reporter but clarified that no further details would be released.

On july 23, the monterey county health department told the New York Post that Sandera died of a heart attack. She was 61.

According to her death certificate, cardiac arrhythmia was the direct cause of her death. Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease was an additional condition that contributed to her death.