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Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).<\/i><\/p>\n

Kailia Posey’s cause and manner of death was confirmed by the Whatcom County Medical Examiner’s Office Wednesday in a release shared online.<\/p>\n

The 16-year-old pageant star died by “asphyxia due to ligature hanging and the manner is suicide,” according to authorities.<\/p>\n

“The Whatcom County Medical Examiner’s Office has completed an examination on a 16-year-old female,” the release states.<\/p>\n

“Her identity will not be released here out of respect for the family. The female was found deceased on May 2, 2022, in Blaine, Washington. The cause of death is asphyxia due to ligature hanging and the manner is suicide.<\/p>\n

“The autopsy and toxicology reports are not public information.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has contacted the Washington State Patrol trooper handling the investigation.<\/p>\n

Posey’s mother, Marcy Posey Gatterman, posted about her daughter’s death on Facebook last week.<\/p>\n

“I don’t have words or any thoughts,” she wrote. “A beautiful baby girl is gone. Please give us privacy as we mourn the loss of Kailia. My baby forever.”<\/p>\n

Posey’s last competition before her death was in the Miss Washington Teen USA pageant in February, where she placed second runner-up and also earned the Miss Photogenic award based on public votes.<\/p>\n

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Maureen Francisco, the executive producer of NW Productions, LLC, worked with Posey at the Miss Washington competition earlier this year and was shocked by Kailia’s death.<\/p>\n

“When I first saw the post that her mom posted about Kailia, I was in shock, I didn’t believe it,” Francisco said. “At first, I thought maybe her mother’s Facebook di lei got hacked, so I had to wait. I realized it wasn’t going away, that this is actually real. That’s when it really hit me – like wow.<\/p>\n