Social media influencer and model Nice Widehofer died of suicide. She was 31 years old.
"Sadly, Nice took her life after a long battle with mental health problems," her familytold TMZ. "She was very open to her followers about her fight and even wanted to help her suffering followers."
A non-profit organization titled "Peace from Niece" said. It will be created in honor of her, supporting mental health awareness and funding research on mental illness.
Law enforcement agencies have informed TMZ last month that they received a call from a family member involved, asking an officer to check Waidhofer at her home in Houston, Texas.
There, her body was discovered.
Her model's Instagram had 4.2 million followers, who regularly shared posts they captured and created. But when heraccountwas suddenly erased, her fans were worried. In the weeks leading up to her death, she left only three posts on her own page.
When news of her death was reported, her fans immediately expressed condolences on social media,wrote:"She was one of the people I liked to follow on Instagram. Mental health is very important. It's more than you can probably understand."
"My niece is her It was more than a struggle, "said her family. "She was beautiful and kind, sensitive and entertaining, creative and talented, generous, compassionate, thoughtful and rewarding. It's very painful to say goodbye, but we say she's her Rest assured that she will reunite with her father, her three grandparents, her uncle Rusty, and her beloved puff, and she is now free to be herself and finally peaceful. "
