Ted Koppel's Son Dies After Drinking Binge

The son of former ABC newscaster Ted Koppel has been found dead in a New York City apartment after an apparent daylong drinking binge with a 32-year-old waiter he had just met, police say. Andrew Koppel, 40, was declared dead at around 1:30am yesterday, reports the AP. A 53-year-old woman who lives in the apartment tells the New York Post that Koppel appeared "really messed up," and "very drunk" when he came in.

"I didn't understand anything [Koppel] said. We took him to the bedroom and laid him down to rest." A few hours later, the pair discovered Koppel not breathing and called 911.
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