Charmaine Dragun.
Australian News anchor Charmaine Dragun has committed suicide. The described "beautiful and bubbly" Charmaine Dragun jumped to her death at The Gap - a notorious suicide location in Sydney's East section. Dragun was a top primetime news anchor for the Australian Channel 10.
At 29, she had a great family, a relationship and an equally great job.
Police have confirmed that several witnesses spotted a woman sitting on the cliff before finding her body. Dragun was due to present the 5pm news for Perth and Ten Late News on the day she died. Staff in Perth and Sydney were only informed of her death 15 minutes before the programme was due to air.
"It can be surprising why someone who seemingly has so many things ahead of them would do such a thing," says Associate Professor Michael Baigent, clinical adviser on depression. "They can often put on a brave front until it's too late, which is the tragedy of it all .... They don't let on (that they need help); it makes them feel weaker."
Charmaine began her career as a radio journalist. She worked as a reporter and news reader for Perth radio stations 6PR and 96FM," the bio reads.
"After making the move to television, she rose through the ranks at Ten News, covering everything from entertainment, to stories of major, national significance.
"She soon found her niche in court reporting and went on to cover some of the biggest cases WA has seen in recent years."
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