Roy Horn, of Siegfried & Roy, passes away of complications from COVID-19

The legendary entertainer and magician Roy Horn has died of complications from COVID-19, according to his representatives.

BUT IT WAS LAST WEEK...WE LEARNED..HE WAS BATTLING COVID- 19..13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER JOEBARTELS IS LIVE..NEAR THE MIRAGE..JOE...HE FOUGHT UNTIL THE VERY END...THOSE WHO WERE CLOSE TO HIM..SAY IT WAS HEARTBREAKING...IT SIMPLY CANNOT BEOVERSTATED..HOW IMPORTANT...ROY HORN..

WAS..TO THE STRIP..TO LAS VEGAS..AND TO THE MIRAGE FOR SO MANYYEARS TONIGHT..THE ICONIC PROPERTY..IS WHERE MANY ARE COMING TOREMEMBER..

ROY HORN.HIS LEGACY IS ENSHIRNED..AT THE PROPERTY..THAT DEFINED HIS CAREER..AND THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE AREHONORING THE LEGENDARYENTERTAINER.SOT: PAT ANDRIE/LAS VEGAS LOCAL20:09:59"ALMOST LAS VEGAS.THEY WERE LAS VEGAS AT THISTIME THEY WERE LAS VEGAS ITHE ICONIC DUO..SIGREFRIED AND ROY..ALSO HELPED DEFINE THE STRIP..SOT: COURTNEY ANDRIE 20:10:31"WHEN WE FIRST STARTED COMINGHERE BEFORE WE BECAME LOCALSTHEY WERE A STAPLE AND SOMEBODYYOU ALWAYS SAW.IN FACT THEY WERE UP ON THEMIRAGE SIGNS SO IT WAS REALLYCOOL AND THE TIGERS WERE STILLTHERE SO IT WAS KIND OF NICE TOSEE THAT ALL BEFORE HISACCIDENT." 75 YEAR OLD ROY HORN..HAD BEEN BATTLING HEALTHPROBLEMS SINCE THE 2003TIGER ATTACK THAT LEFT HIMPARTIALLY PARALYZED..LAST WEEK..

IT WAS REVEALED..HE WAS BATTLING COVID-19...A PUBLICIST SAYS..HORN..PASSED AWAY..AT A LAS VEGAS HOSPITAL..FRIDAYSTEMMING FROM COMPLICATIONSFROM CORONAVIRUS..ROY..WAS A WORLD CLASS ENTERTAINER..AND A LAS VEGAS SALUTE TO AWHO LEFT A LASTING IMPRESSION..ON SIN CITY..PAT ANDRIE/LAS VEGAS LOCALWE SAW CANDLES... PLACED..JUST IN FRONT OF THE STATUE FORSEIGFRIED AND ROY..AT THEMIRAGE..NO DOUBT..A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WILL BECOMING TO PAY THEIR RESPECTSFOR DAYS..TO COME.REPORTING LIVE JOE BARTELS 13ACTION NEWS.AND IT'S NOT ONLY...