Neena Pacholke, a beloved television news anchor at ABC affiliate WAOW, died of an apparent suicide on Aug. 27, according to her family. She was 27.
Pacholke, who grew up in Tampa, Florida, and played basketball for the University of South Florida, was found dead at her Wausau, Wisconsin, home early on Aug. 27. Police were called by concerned friends to conduct a welfare check after she’d reportedly threatened to kill herself.
Authorities found her dead inside the home upon arrival. It remains unclear how she took her own life.
On Wednesday, Pacholke’s sister, Kaitlynn, told TODAY her death came as a shock to the family, explaining that they always thought “she was the happiest person.”…