Emily Matson.Photo:Emily Matson News/Facebook
Emily Matson News/Facebook
Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook toldThe New York PostTuesday that Matson had taken her own life and that the evidence ruling her death was suicide was “unquestionable.”
A representative for Erie County Coroner did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for additional information on Tuesday.
“It is with a very heavy heart that we have learned of the passing of our beloved Erie News Now news anchor Emily Matson,” the company said, adding that “Emily was a shining light in our newsroom, delivering news with a passion and love she had for the Erie community and Northwest Pennsylvania.”
“We loved Emily dearly and our hearts go out to the Matson family and her husband Ryan at this time,” the statement concluded.
As a member of the Erie News Now team, she served as an employee for 19 years and co-anchored the 7 p.m. desk with John Stehlin and then the 11 p.m. desk alongside Mike Ruzzi, according to Matson’sprofileon the outlet’s website.
Emily Matson.Emily Matson News/Facebook
“She was very, very upbeat,” Paul Wagner, a retired reporter at Erie News Now, toldThe Erie Times-News. “She was a very positive person. She was always encouraging the new people. She always had a joke for everyone.”
In atributeon Facebook, Erie News Now reporter Jamison Hixenbaugh called Matson’s death “utterly devastating.” He added that “there are no words to describe the loss of Emily.”
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