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Hailey Merkt, 'The Bachelor' Alum, Dead at 31

Hailey Merkt, who competed on Season 21 of ABC's reality dating competition series, has died

The Bachelor alum Hailey Merkt, who competed for Nick Viall's heart during season 21 of the ABC reality dating competition series in 2017, has died. Her determination, courage, and will to live surpassed every timeline the doctors gave her, and she chose to spend her final moments surrounded by loved ones and doing what she cherished most with no regrets." "After the bone marrow transplant had taken, she was told she had nine months to not even think about cancer, but in truth she only had 6 weeks before she got the terrible news that leukemia cells were back and moving fast," the update explained.

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