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Actress Pamela Bach, the ex-wife of actor David Hasselhoff, has died at the age of 61, law enforcement sources confirmed to TMZ on Thursday (March 6).
Bach is reported to have died by suicide and was found unconscious at around 10:00 p.m. at her home on Wednesday (March 5) after family members grew concerned after not hearing from her. The 61-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the sources.
Bach didn't leave a note at the scene of her death, according to authorities.
Bach worked alongside her ex-husband in roles on Knight Rider, as well as 14 episodes Baywatch as Bree Hanford and one episode of Baywatch Nights as a character named Cindy. The two were married in 1989, sharing daughters Taylor-Ann and Hayley Hasselhoff, before announcing their divorce in January 2006 which was finalized in August of that same year and saw Bach and Hasselhoff each given custody of one daughter.
Bach is credited for television roles on Otherworld, T.J. Hooker, Cheers, Superboy, The Young and the Restless and Celebrity Big Brother 2011, as well as film roles in Rumble Fish, Appointment with Fear, Nudity Required, Route 66, Castle Rock and More than Puppy Love.
If you or someone you know is at risk of suicide please call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources.