The search for General Hospital actress Lindsey Pearlman has reached a tragic conclusion, the Guardian reports.
Five days after she disappeared, the Vicious actress' dead body was found in Los Angeles on Friday, February 18, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department. She was 43 years old.
Other details about the case, including the cause of her death, have not been released.
According to a missing persons alert previously issued by police, Lindsey was last seen on February 13 around midday local time near the Thai Town neighborhood of LA.
Investigators said in the alert that she "failed to return home," which raised alarm bells among her family and friends after no one had heard from her since she was last seen.
Her body was found about four miles away from her last sighting, with investigators saying she was discovered off Hollywood Boulevard.
Her cousin, Savannah Pearlman, tweeted on February 17 that the actress was "last pinged on Sunset blvd."
Savannah confirmed Lindsey had died on Friday, writing on Twitter, "I'm deeply sad to report that they have found Lindsey, and it was too late."
She added, "Lindsey was a fierce animal advocate and a talented actress."
Her agent said in a statement to E! News, "We are deeply saddened by Lindsey Pearlman's passing today. The family has asked for privacy during this difficult time while they process and grieve."
Lindsey was best known for her work on TV shows General Hospital and Chicago Justice. She also featured on Empire, Sneaky Pete, American Housewife, Selena: The Series and The Purge anthology series. Her most recent projects were BET+'s The Ms. Pat Show and Urbanflix's Vicious.
On her website, Lindsey was described as an "accomplished commercial actor" who graduated from the Second City Conservatory program and received improv training at Upright Citizens Brigade.
While working in Chicago, she appeared in theater productions of The Mousetrap, Trevor, and Never the Bridesmaid, for which she received a Joseph Jefferson Award for Outstanding Actress in a Principal Role.
"Lindsey loves 90's R&B," her website noted. "She is an activist for animals and humans. Her bat mitzvah bash is still the standard to which she holds all parties."
