Netflix star Sara Burack killed in hit-and-run, police launch manhunt

The star of a huge Netflix reality TV show has been tragically killed in a hit and run in New York with police looking for the driver.

A well-known real estate agent who featured in a Netflix show about high end properties has been killed in a hit and run in the US.

Police are searching for the alleged culprit.

Sara Burack, the star of Netflix’s Million Dollar Beach House, died in the upscale Hamptons areas of Long Island, close to New York City.

The 40-year-old was found unconscious by police with a manhunt quickly being launched to track down the motorist who struck and killed her, reports The Sun.

Police discovered an unresponsive Burack on a road near the village of Hampton Bays shortly before 3pm on Thursday afternoon, local time, police have said.

Both a New York State Police accident reconstruction unit and detectives from the nearby Southampton Town Police Department investigated the scene, reported local Hamptons publication Dan’s Papers.

According to the news outlet, police have not spoken to witnesses yet nor do they have any information about what type of car struck Burack.

Burack had worked as a real estate agent for Nest Seekers International, an agency dealing in upscale properties in Manhattan and the Hamptons, according to NewsDay.

She left the agency more than a year ago but stayed in touch with the firm, Geoff Gifkins, the Hamptons regional manager for Nest Seekers, told Long Island newspaper NewsDay.

Sara Burack (left) and Viet N'Guyen attend Hamptons Magazine's Celebration of an Evening Of Mixology With Tequila Avion on August 22, 2014 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Janette Pellegrini/Getty Images for Hamptons Magazine)

Mr Gifkins said in a message: “Our thoughts and prayers are with family and friends”.

“Please be kind and respectful as this is a tremendous loss to her parents and close friends.”

A close family friend and real estate agent Paulette Corsair told NewsDay that Burack would be remembered for her generous spirit and for fundraising in New York City.

Netflix star Sara Burack killed in hit-and-run, police launch manhunt. Picture: Instagram.

Burack had previously said her family ran a commercial construction and material sales business that she spent years working for before moving into the luxury real estate market.

“I have always been intrigued by real estate projects and decided to become a broker after my experience as a summer property manager in the summer house I would rent,” she told website Hamptons.com.

Burack was a household name for fans of Netflix reality show Million Dollar House which saw real estate agents pitted against one another.

Sara Burack and Lisa Marie Kao attend Oreya Salutes Julian Niccolini of The Four Seasons Restaurant at OREYA Hamptons on August 11, 2016 in Southampton, NY. (Photo by Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Burack had described Million Dollar Beach House as glimpse into the lavish lifestyle of the rich and aspiring.

“Viewers will be taken into the world of the Hamptons where they will see not only beautiful multimillion-dollar beach homes and estates, but will be shown summer in the Hamptons,” she told Hamptons.com.

“With scenes from broker open houses, polo games, yacht life and more, there is sure to be an awww from viewers!”

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.

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