Kennedy family mourns Kyle Kennedy, RFK's granddaughter, dead at 42

Kyle Kennedy, granddaughter of the late US Senator Robert F. Kennedy, has died at age 42, with her death only recently becoming public. The cause of death has not yet been determined, according to People magazine. Kyle was the daughter of Michael Kennedy, who died in a 1997 skiing accident in Aspen when she was 13. A teacher and education activist, she suffered a severe spinal cord injury in 2020 that left her permanently paralyzed, after which she advocated for people with disabilities. She is survived by two sons. Her death adds to the so-called "Kennedy curse," a pattern of tragic deaths including the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, plus numerous accidents and overdoses across generations.