Arizona News Anchor Ana Orsini Died of Brain Aneurysm, Colleague Says: 'It's So Horrible, So Sudden'

CBS affiliate KOLD-TV announced on Monday, Dec. 16, thatthe 28-year-old Arizona news anchor died last week

By Charna Flam Published on December 17, 2024 06:54PM EST

Ana Orsini, the 28-year-old Arizona news anchor who died last week, died of a brain aneurysm, her colleague, KOLD-TV anchor Tyler Butler, wrote on Facebook on Tuesday, Dec. 17.

"It's so horrible, so sudden," Butler wrote when sharing Orsini's cause of death.

"Ana was a force of nature. I keep thinking about how at times, I'd make a self-deprecating joke and she'd snap, 'Hey! Don't talk about my friend like that!' Her genuine care for everyone around her will be missed," he continued.

In KOLD's tribute, Orsini was remembered as someone "with bottomless empathy who always stood up for 'the little guy.' ” The anchor had a reputation for mentoring younger coworkers.

Orsini was passionate about rescuing animals and that she was a big listener of true crime podcasts, according to the network. She was a "peanut-butter-M&M-loving" and "platform-Ugg-wearing" anchor who was always a "ray of sunshine, even at 4:00 in the morning."

The journalist’s death was announced by her colleagues at the CBS affiliate in Tucson during a broadcast on Monday, Dec. 16. “Sad news to share with you, our beloved friend and co-anchor Ana Orsini passed away unexpectedly last week,” Butler told viewers.

(I hope her family and friends sue the asses off whomever forced her to get the jab that kills)

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