Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, the former Baywatch actress and ex-wife of David Hasselhoff, has died by suicide at the age of 62 on March 5th. Ms Bach was found dead at her home in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday (Mar 5), a representative from the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed. As per law enforcement officials, Ms Bach’s family members got worried after they didn’t hear from her for a long time. First responders reached her house after receiving a report of an unconscious female. She was allegedly found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and no note.

Bach was from Tulsa, Oklahoma, the second of three daughters. Her mother was a model, and she also modeled as a teenager. She attended Tulsa East Central High School and studied Engineering/Theatre Arts at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. She moved to Los Angeles in 1985. Bach met David Hasselhoff on the set of the Knight Rider episode “Knight Racer” in 1985. They got married in 1989. She acted in a few films like Rumblefish, Appointment With Fear & Nudity Required before getting a recurring role on Baywatch in 1991 – she appeared in only 14 episodes – the huge hit show on which her husband was the lead.

Her other acting credits included soap opera The Young and the Restless, Cheers, The Fall Guy, T.J. Hooker, Superboy and Viper. The couple had two daughters: Taylor Ann Hasselhoff, born May 5, 1990, who attended the University of Arizona and was cast for the 2015 season of Rich Kids of Beverly Hills, and actress Hayley Hasselhoff, born August 26, 1992. In January 2006. Hasselhoff announced he was filing for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce was finalized in August 2006.Bach was given custody of one daughter and Hasselhoff custody of the other.