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Actress Lindsey Pearlman has been found dead, less than three days after going missing. She was 43.
TheEmpirealum was discovered on Friday morning near the entrance of Runyon Canyon Park in Hollywood, according to astatementfrom the Los Angeles Police Department.
Pearlman’s body was found inside a vehicle near the hiking trails,NBC News reports.
The L.A. County Coroner’s Office later identified the body as the formerGeneral Hospitalactress, per the LAPD. A cause of death has not been released.
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Pearlman was last seen in Los Angeles on Tuesday around 9 p.m. local time, according to friends and family.
On Thursday,Savannah Pearlman, Lindsey’s cousin, said in a tweet that theChicago Justiceactress' phone was last pinged on Sunset Blvd. — just 1.5 miles from where her body was located near the intersection of Franklin Ave. and North Sierra Bonita Ave.
It is unclear if Lindsey was found in the dark silver 2015 Honda Fit that Savannahdescribedas the actress' car.
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Lindsey’s husband, Vance Smith, also confirmed his wife’s deathon Instagram. “The police found Lindsey. She’s gone,” he wrote Friday afternoon, adding, “I’m broken.”
In a tweet posted Saturday, Savannah said Lindsey’s sister had requested she share the phone number for the National Suicide Hotline.
“Please know that you are never truly alone,” she wrote on Twitter.
Lindsey appeared on various shows throughout her career, fromThe Ms. Pat Showon BET+ andViciouson Urbanflix toAmerican Housewifeon ABC andSelena: The Serieson Netflix,per IMDb.
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DynastystarElaine Hendrixwas among the stars that attempted to help locate Lindsey after she was reported missing. On Friday, the actress, 51, thanked “everyone who shared Lindsey’s missing person report"in a tweet addressing her friend’s death.
“I’m deeply saddened & stunned to share that she was found deceased,” Hendrix wrote, before adding, “Pls send her friends & family love. 💔.”
General Hospitalexecutive producer Frank Valentini praised Lindsey’s work on the soap opera in his own tweet. “Lindsey Pearlman was terrific on @GeneralHospital and we are saddened to hear of this tragedy,” hewroteon Friday. “Our hearts go out to her family and friends. #GH.”
Former soap opera star Lynn Chenpaid tribute to her friendSaturday morning on Twitter, alongside a photo of the animal-loving actress sitting on the ground while petting a dog and a cat.
“This is how I will remember Lindsey Pearlman. Effortlessly beautiful and talented. Hilarious. Compassionate. Unapologetic,” wrote Chen, 45. “She lit up every room. She listened intently on stage and off. She so loved animals.”
The actress added, “I am sorry to her family and all the communities who deeply adored her.”
Ghoststar Danielle Pinnock also mourned Lindsey’s death in a tweet honoring the Chicago native and her journey to Hollywood. The 33-year-old star said she had talked to Lindsey two weeks ago.
“I met the most talented people ever in the Chi,“Pinnock wrote on Saturday. She described Lindsey as “hilarious, goofy AF, stunning, and ridiculously gifted.”
“It feels surreal that she is gone,” Pinnock added.
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Donations in honor of Lindsey can be made to Santé D’Or, a volunteer-driven animal rescue and adoption center serving the greater Los Angeles area, according to her family and rep.
Savannah saidin a tweet on Fridaythat her cousin “was a fierce animal advocate.”
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go tosuicidepreventionlifeline.org.
source: people.com
