Cause of beloved Arizona news anchor’s sudden death at 28 revealed

A television news station in Tucson, Arizona, mourns the sudden death of one of its young anchors.

COLD 13 News announced 28-year-old Ana Orsini died unexpectedly last week from a brain aneurysm.

“Ana Orsini, you were one in a trillion; wise beyond your years, full of practical insight, smart, compassionate, quick-witted and possessed an infectious love for animals,” Dan Marries, an evening anchor at KOLD 13 News, wrote in a post on Facebook.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Orsini family at this incredibly tragic time. As a parent, I cannot even begin to imagine their pain and anguish with the sudden, unexpected and tragic loss of Ana,” Marries added. “Her positive impact on those around her will last a lifetime. Ana, you are and will be missed so much.”

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“Literally no words and only tears. Still no words,” Allie Potter, a forecaster at KOLD with Orsini, wrote in a tribute.

“Last week we lost a beloved member of our KOLD news team. Ana Orsini was our anchor, a leader of the morning team and most importantly a good friend to so many at the station,” co-anchor Cory Kowitz wrote in a post on X.

Orsini had been part of 13 News since June 2023, the outlet reported.

“Ana’s friends and colleagues remember her as someone with bottomless empathy who always stood up for the ‘little guy,'” the station wrote, accompanied by a tribute video. “She was a smiling face, especially to all her newest and youngest colleagues, and she is known in all newsrooms where she worked to take them under her wing and be a strong mentor for both work and life.”

Orsini’s biography, which has since been removed from the station’s website, said: “There are many places Ana once called ‘home,’ but she always knew Arizona was where she would end up.”

According to her biography, Orsini was born and raised in Denver, Colorado and started her college career at the University of Arizona. After one semester, Orsini transferred to Texas A&M and graduated with a degree in journalism and a double minor in communications and sports management.

Orsini captioned a photo of her twin sisters in UCLA cheer uniforms on her Facebook page, calling her home a “house shared.”

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“HOUSE SHARED. My little sisters (yes – twins!) both went to UCLA. My parents both went to University of Arizona. That means I’ll be the official tiebreaker this weekend. Who do you think I’ll be rooting for?” Orsini wrote.

After graduation, Orsini began her television career in Lubbock, Texas, where she worked as an anchor/reporter. She also spent three years in Medford, Oregon, as a morning and noon anchor.

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The 13 News staff said her family wants Orsini “to be remembered for the bright, sunny person she was.”

“To know Ana was to LOVE her,” wrote Carsyn Currier, a co-anchor of Orsini’s in a post on Instagram.

“She made everyone around her feel so special, heard and understood. Waking up in the middle of the night to go to work is always challenging, but knowing I got to work with Ana made it so much easier.

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