Instagram Model Niece Waidhofer Dead At 31, Cause Of Death Is Suicide

IG Model Niece Waidhofer Has Passed Away, Age 31, By Suicide

Popular Instagram model and social media influencer, Niece Waidhofer, has died by suicide. She was 31. “Sadly, Niece took her own life after a long battle with mental health issues,” her family told TMZ.

“She was very open with her followers about her struggles, even wanting to help followers who also suffered.”

A nonprofit titled “Peace from Niece” is set to be created in her honor, according to TMZ, which will aid mental health awareness and fund mental illness research.

Law enforcement informed TMZ they received a phone call from a concerned family member who asked officers to check on Waidhofer in her Houston, Texas home last month. There, her body was discovered.

The model had 4.2 million followers on her Instagram, where she regularly shared posts captured and written by herself. But her fans were worried when suddenly her account was wiped. In the weeks leading up to her death, she left only three posts up on her page.

 

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“Niece was more than her struggles,” her family said.

“She was beautiful and kind, sensitive and funny, creative and talented, generous and compassionate, thoughtful and challenging. While it is so very painful to say goodbye, we take comfort knowing she is reunited with her father, her three grandparents, her Uncle Rusty, and her beloved Puff; and that she is now free to be herself and, finally, at peace.”