Brokeback Mountain star found dead in apartment

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his New York apartment yesterday.

Brokeback Mountain star found dead in apartment

Ledger, 28, was found unconscious with pills near his body after a possible drug-related death this afternoon, New York police department spokesman Paul Browne said.

The Australian-born actor was found by his housekeeper at around 3.30pm after she went to let him know the masseuse had arrived for her appointment, Browne said.

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