Just one day after Boston Ballet principal soloist Michaela Mabinty DePrince died at the age of 29, her adoptive mother also passed away from an unrelated illness.

Michaela DePrince's family and Boston Ballet issued statements following the 29-year-old ballerina's sudden death.

DePrince died less than 24 hours before her mother, Elaine DePrince, died while undergoing a "routine procedure." The family says it's a tragic coincidence.