Actress Stefanie Sherk was found dead in swimming pool in apparent suicide

The actress and model Stefanie Sherk, wife of The Bridge actor Demian Bichir, was found dead in their swimming pool, according to reports.

Her death has now been ruled a suicide by the LA County Medical Examiner-Coroner.

US site The Blast says that Bichir returned home from grocery shopping to find Sherk weighed down in the pool.

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Paramedics attended the scene and were able to successfully resuscitate her, after which she was taken to hospital. But she died eight days later in hospital on April 20.

Though initial reports put her age at 37, official documents say she was 43.

Reports also say that she suffered from bouts of depression.

Yesterday Bichir confirmed her death in a post on Instagram.

“Dear friends, on behalf of the Sherk and the Bichir Nájera families, it is with inconceivable pain that I announce that on April 20, 2019, our dearest Stefanie Sherk, my beloved and loving wife, passed away peacefully,” he wrote.

“It has been the saddest and toughest time of our lives and we don’t know how much time it will take for us to overcome this pain.

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“Stefanie’s beautiful, angelical and talented presence will be immensely missed. We will hold Stefanie in our hearts forever.

“We thank everybody beforehand for their prayers and we respectfully ask for your understanding so we may grieve in peace and privacy in these incredibly difficult times.

“It is our sincerest hope that our beautiful Stefanie, my angel and love of my life, will rest in eternal peace.”

The Canadian-born actress had appeared in a number of movies, including her husband’s directorial debut Un Cuento de Circo & Love Song, and Valentine’s Day with Ashton Kutcher.