MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa —

A beloved goose at a Marshalltown cemetery has died.

Riverside Cemetery says tragedy struck Monday night. Blossom was hit by a vehicle at around 5 p.m. Monday, according to the cemetery, and surveillance footage shows the driver stopped, approached Blossom, and left her by Lake Woodmere.

Previous video above: The love story of Frankie and Blossom: From the Riverside Cemetery to bookshelves

Blossom gained fame during a search to find her a companion . The cemetery helped Blossom find a new love: Frankie .

The story was featured on KCCI multiple times and even made its way to CBS' Steve Hartman, later becoming a picture book .

"We understand that accidents happen," the cemetery wrote in a Facebook post. "Frankie, Blossom, and our other geese are slow-moving a

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