Eric Clapton lost his four-year-old son, Conor, in a tragic accident in 1991. Conor fell to his death from an open window on the 53rd floor of a New York City skyscraper where he lived with his mother, Italian actress Lory Del Santo. The accident occurred when the housekeeper had opened the window to clean it, and Conor, who was not supposed to be in the room, darted past and fell out before the window could be closed
. This devastating loss deeply affected Clapton, who coped with his grief by isolating himself for nearly a year in Antigua, playing guitar and writing songs. He channeled his sorrow into music, most notably the song "Tears in Heaven," which he wrote about Conor and which won multiple Grammy Awards
. In summary, Eric Clapton's son died in a fatal fall from a high-rise apartment window in New York City due to an accidental lapse in supervision during window cleaning
