Photo: @MarthaNolan/Instagram
Manhattan based designer Martha Nolan's death is reportedly being investigated as a possible accidental overdose, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the New York Post.
Nolan, 33, whose full legal name is Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra, was identified as the woman found unconscious on a Grateful Dead themed boat named 'Ripple' docked at the Montauk Yacht Club at around 12:00 a.m. local time and pronounced dead at the scene by first responders on August 6. An autopsy conducted by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office to determine Nolan's official cause of death is pending, however, the sources suspect a possible drug overdose.
Several Montauk Yacht Club members, including multiple captains, claimed to have heard screaming from the docks late Monday (August 4) night, a club member told the New York Post. A second anonymous club member spoke highly of Nolan.
“She was well known in the community. She was very friendly. Always smiling,” the source said. “There’s going to be a lot of conversation out of this.”
Nolan worked as a marketing consultant, entrepreneur and founder of the East x East fashion brand, according to her Linkedin account and Instagram bio. The Ireland native moved to the United States at age 26, having later launched popups for her East x East summerwear brand in the Hamptons in 2023, the Irish Independent reported as part of a feature story published last year.
Crime scene investigators were present at the Montauk Yacht Club late into the evening of Nolan's death, while a Suffolk County Crime Laboratory van and a command post were parked nearby Tuesday night.