Pamela Bach’s neighbor has recalled the devastating moment her daughter was heard “screaming and crying” after discovering the Baywatch star had died.
The Celebrity Big Brother alum was reportedly found dead at 62 in her Hollywood Hills home on Wednesday after concerned family members requested a welfare check, according to TMZ.
A neighbour described the emotional aftermath, stating they heard Bach’s daughter, 32-year-old Hayley—whom she shared with ex-husband David Hasselhoff— in distress.
“She was hysterical, yelling, screaming, crying on the street. She was crying, saying ‘I just want to get my car’,” Hiromi Osieck told The Mirror.
“A little later, she came out with police. I heard her crying and somebody was trying to comfort her.”
They added: “We couldn’t see what was going on in the house, but when she came out she was crying like crazy.”
The neighbour’s husband remembered Bach as a friendly presence in the neighbourhood, saying: “She was chatty and talked to a lot of people when she walked her dogs.”
The actress married actor David Hasselhoff, 72, in 1989 after meeting on the set of 80s TV series Knight Rider.
They went on to star together in Baywatch with Bach-Hasselhoff playing the role of cafe owner Kaye Morgan.
She filed for divorce in 2006 citing irreconcilable differences.
The pair had a contentious divorce, with arguments about spousal support continuing until 2017.
They shared two daughters, Hayley and 34-year-old Taylor. Bach-Hasselhoff is also survived by a granddaughter, named London.
During their divorce, Bach-Hasselhoff accused him of domestic abuse.
A video of Hasselhoff drunkenly eating a burger led to him temporarily losing visitation privileges with his daughters, but they were restored after two weeks.
The actor acknowledged the video, shot by one of his daughters, showed him during an alcohol relapse but he denied abuse allegations at the time.
Hasselhoff told TMZ: “Our family is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Pamela Hasselhoff.
“We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time but we kindly request privacy as we grieve and navigate through this challenging time.”
Their daughter Hayley shared an image of Bach-Hasselhoff on her Instagram following her death.
Officials reportedly found Bach Hasselhoff's remains after her family became concerned when they did not hear from her for days.
Paramedics were called to her house following reports of an unconscious woman shortly after 10pm on Wednesday.
She had left a comment on Hayley's Instagram just hours before her body was found.
Bach’s debut movie role was Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish in 1983. Some of her other TV roles included The Young and the Restless, The Fall Guy and Sirens. She appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2011.
