Medical Report Raises New Questions About Fashion Designer’s Death on Montauk Yacht

MONTAUK, New York – Newly obtained emergency medical records are providing additional details about the condition of fashion entrepreneur Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra when first responders arrived at a yacht in Montauk, where she was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead in August 2025.

The records describe her physical condition when emergency crews arrived, while authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death.

EMT Report Details Scene

According to the medical report, Nolan-O’Slatarra was unresponsive when emergency personnel arrived. The report noted that she was cool to the touch and that there was discoloration around her lips and fingernails.

The document also recorded dried blood around her mouth, head and chest, as well as blood near her body. EMTs did not observe active bleeding or an obvious source of trauma, although one responder noted that some of the blood may have come from the back of her head.

Emergency personnel attempted to provide medical assistance, but Nolan-O’Slatarra was ultimately pronounced dead.

Disputed Accounts of What Happened

An unidentified man at the scene reportedly told EMTs that he had been in bed with Nolan-O’Slatarra and called 911 after he could not wake her.

The yacht’s owner, Christopher Durnan, has previously been identified as the person who was with Nolan-O’Slatarra shortly before emergency responders arrived.

Durnan’s attorneys have previously offered an explanation for his condition when he sought help. However, the newly reported EMT record does not document vomit at the scene.

These differing accounts have become part of the broader questions surrounding the case, but they do not by themselves establish what happened before Nolan-O’Slatarra was found.

Family Pursues Its Own Investigation

Nolan-O’Slatarra’s family has commissioned an independent examination and has disputed the possibility that her death was simply the result of a drug-related incident.

Her family’s attorney has said the independent findings detected only trace amounts of cocaine and raised questions about the circumstances of her death. The family’s position remains an allegation and has not been established as an official finding by authorities.

The family has also filed a $50 million wrongful-death lawsuit against Durnan, alleging assault, negligence and gross negligence. Durnan has not been charged with a crime in connection with Nolan-O’Slatarra’s death.

Police Investigation Remains Open

Suffolk County police have said the investigation is continuing. Authorities have not publicly announced a final cause or manner of death.

Earlier reporting indicated that an official autopsy had not established evidence of violence, while the medical examiner’s final findings have not been publicly released.

The conflicting accounts and newly reported medical records have renewed attention on a case that remains unresolved more than a year after Nolan-O’Slatarra’s death.

For now, authorities have not publicly determined that a crime occurred, and allegations made in the family’s civil lawsuit remain unproven.