American Idol’s Nikki McKibbin dies at the age of 42 following complications from a ‘brain aneurysm’

American Idol’s Nikki McKibbin dies at the age of 42 following complications from a ‘brain aneurysm’

American Idol’s Nikki McKibbin died at the age of 42 following complications from a ‘brain aneurysm.’ 

The season one contestant was reportedly in the hospital and on life support before the decision was made to harvest her organs, according to TMZ.

Sources told the publication that McKibbin was pronounced dead at 3 a.m. 

Tragic: American Idol’s Nikki McKibbin died at the age of 42 following complications from a ‘brain aneurysm’ (seen in 2005)