Entertainment NewsABC TV Reporter Dies After A Tragic Brain Aneurysm While on Assignment

ABC TV Reporter Dies After A Tragic Brain Aneurysm While on Assignment

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ABC TV reporter dies after suffering a brain aneurysm while she was on assignment.

According to reports, veteran WABC-TV reporter Lisa Colagrossi died Friday after suffering a brain hemorrhage on her way home from a live assignment.

At the age of 49, Colagrossi was prounouced dead from the aneurysm.

From Deadline:

Colagrossi was en route back to the station from covering a four-alarm fire in Woodhaven, Queens, that tore through several homes late Wednesday night, according to multiple reports. “She was in the news van after finishing her live shot when she said ‘Oh my God, something is wrong,’ ” a friend said. Her producer flagged down an ambulance.

Colagrossi reported for WABC for the last 15 years and she leaves behind a husband and two sons.

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