Bachelor Nation is mourning the loss of former contestant Hailey Merkt, who has passed away at the young age of 31.
For those who don’t know, Hailey was a contestant on Nick Viall‘s season of The Bachelor back in 2017 when she was only 23. She was eliminated in the second week.
Hailey‘s family shared the devastating news on her Instagram page on Tuesday (July 30), four days after she tragically died.