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Nick Viall is seen for the first time since learning about the death of Hailey Merkt who was a contestant on his season of The Bachelor


Bachelor alum Nick Viall was spotted shopping on Tuesday. The outing came just hours after news broke that Hailey Merkt, who competed on season 21 of The Bachelor, had died.

Nick – who welcomed daughter River with wife Natalie Joy earlier this year – looked understandably somber as he walked across the parking lot of the upscale grocery store in a white graphic t-shirt and dark blue sweatpants. It said she had 'faced this journey with unimaginable strength, grace, and selflessness,' adding that '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,' Christopher Bennett, the organizer of Hailey's GoFundMe page wrote.

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