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Celeste Wilson, a Mississippi news anchor, has died following a heart attack, according to WAPT, where she worked

Wilson had recently joined the ABC affiliate as a weekend anchor

She worked at multiple other news stations before WAPT, including NBC affiliate KARK in Arkansas

A Mississippi news anchor has died following a heart attack. She was 42.

Celeste Wilson was a weekend anchor with ABC affiliate WAPT and had recently joined the station.

The station announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27, that their new anchor had died from the heart attack.

“Though Celeste had only been with us a short time, we were already touched by her professionalism, warmth, and dedication to the work of journalism,” the station said.

They later added, “All of us here at 16 WAPT are heartbroken by

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