22-year-old nature lover and Belgian content creator Storm De Beul had spent most of the year hiking through Swedish Lapland when he was caught in a freak snowstorm and froze to death in late October.
According to a report published by MailOnline, De Beul was about a day’s walk away from his car and had been heading back to the vehicle when the storm struck the Jokkmokk region of the Scandinavian country. It is understood he had made contact with local authorities stating that he was injured and requested help, however the treacherous weather conditions meant no one was able to reach him.
When authorities were finally able to make it to De Beul’s location the following day he was found deceased.
It is understood that Storm De Beul froze to death in northern Sweden (YouTube/@StormOutdoorsy)
De Beul was found with his lower legs and feet frozen while his nose appeared to be broken, suggesting he had fallen and injured himself.
His body was also located a short distance from his tent while his backpack contained just a sleeping bag and toothbrush.
It’s currently unclear as to why the YouTuber made the decision to abandon his shelter in such a storm, however his mother Elisabeth Rademaker believes the adverse weather conditions may have forced him to.
“Trees were uprooted that night,” she explained to Belgian media.
“Maybe his tent also blew away and he had no choice but to start walking.
“He must have suffered for a long time and died alone,” she added. “I keep imagining his last moments. It devastates me.”
Among his final messages to friends and family it has been reported that De Beul contacted his grandmother and wrote: “It’s snowing heavily here. But don’t worry, I’ll survive, you know.”
He also reportedly filmed a video showing the devastating impact of the storm for one of his friends, alongside the message: “Tonight, it’s going to get worse. Jesus Christ.”
The 22-year-old had documented his travels via his YouTube channel (YouTube/@StormOutdoorsy)
The YouTuber’s father Bout has since revealed he intends to head out to the remote region once the weather warms up in order to understand more about his son’s final few days.
“His videos are a priceless legacy for us,” he said of his son’s YouTube channel @StormOutdoorsy (via 7sur7).
“But now his camera is there, somewhere in the snow, full of images from his very last trek.
“I would love nothing more than to get it back.
“Imagine if his camera and memory card were still there. I know the chances are slim, but I have to try.”
Featured Image Credit: YouTube/@StormOutdoorsy
Topics: YouTube, Weather, Social Media, Health
Brenna Cooper
YouTuber warns about meal that left his girlfriend dead and almost killed him
YouTube Billy LeBlanc woke up to learn his girlfriend Natalie Clark had died from the same meal
A YouTuber has shared a warning about the meal which left his girlfriend dead and almost killed him too.
Billy LeBlanc woke up in hospital to find his partner Natalie Clark had died as he told followers of the tragic loss earlier this week.
The social media star is best known for being the dad of the LeBlanc family on the popular YouTube channel Bratayleys which documented the kids growing up. That channel ended in 2019 after LeBlanc split from his ex-wife Katie, and he then later launched a solo channel.
“I’m sure none of you know but I recently almost died. I was in the hospital for 12 days. Unfortunately, Natalie didn’t make it and she passed away,” he wrote on Instagram.
“I will always remember how we got lost everywhere together. I will always love her and miss her.
YouTuber Billy LeBlanc tragically lost his girlfriend (Instagram/@justbillyleblanc)
“Be safe and hold your loved ones tight you, never know when it’ll be the last time you see them.”
LeBlanc later commented on the post, featuring photos of him and Clark, to explain her cause of death that also made him sick: “We both got vibrio vulnificus from raw oysters.”
Vibrio Vulnificus is a rare bacterial infection that can be contracted from uncooked or undercooked fish. The bacteria can cause a serious form of the illness vibriosis that can quickly lead to sepsis.
If left untreated, the infections can be fatal. Symptoms of it come on suddenly, usually less than 24 hours after contact and include the likes of fever, chills, skin redness or a rash that quickly becomes painful, large fluid-filled blisters, vomiting, diarrhea and a fast heart rate.
The couple were seriously ill after sharing a meal (Instagram/@justbillyleblanc)
It’s warned that if you have symptoms of a vibrio vulnificus infection you should go straight to hospital.
In a video shared to Instagram last night (16 July) LeBlanc shared further details with his followers as he said: “So yes, Natalie did pass away.”
He explained what had happened: “We ate oysters and we both felt sick for a couple days.
“Then I woke up and she was gone. I spent 12 days in hospital and eight days in ICU. I don’t remember much of it – I was pretty much out of it most of the time.”
He thanked followers for their love and support as he explained he’s in a ‘mourning phase’ right now.
LeBlanc’s mum, Yvette Berthelot LeBlanc, also paid tribute to her son’s girlfriend, writing on Facebook: “Natalie lost her life and Billy was very close to death in the ICU for 8 days.
“Please continue to pray for Natalie’s son Julian for her family and for Billy, both for his health and his heart.”
Featured Image Credit: Instagram / @justbillyleblanc
Topics: Health, Social Media, YouTube
Jess Battison
Hospice nurse reveals grim truth of what happens to human body after death
Hospice nurse Julie is back with more details of what happens to us after passing away
A hospice nurse has clarified a number of things that happen to your body after death, and they’re quite gross.
Julie McFadden is known for sharing her health insights into end-of-life care and death on social media, having previously revealed aspects such as the ‘first stage of death’ and the most common regrets from those on their deathbeds.
But now, she’s got into the ‘messy’ processes that happens to your body after you die, with a new video on YouTube that has accumulated over 579,000 views, outlining the health processes that take place.
Hospice Nurse Julie has explained the main processes that happen after you die (YouTube/Hospice Nurse Julie)
Body relaxes
The end-of-life expert explained: “It (the body) relaxes, like I’ve been saying – hence why people urinate, have bowel movements, sometimes have fluid come up their nose or out of their eyes or nose, ear…
“I mean all of the things in your body that are holding fluids in relax. That’s why death can be messy sometimes,” she highlighted.
Known for raising awareness of end-of-life care and death, with a goal to remove the stigma around talking about it, she urged people to discuss the matter so that people aren’t shocked when it happened.
McFadden said: “I like to talk about it so people aren’t surprised if that happens. Very normal and to be expected sometimes.”
Body temperature drops
After seeing her fair share of dead bodies, she had come to the conclusion that ‘people’s bodies are different’ in this sense.
“Some people start getting cooler immediately, some people take a while maybe an hour – it just depends,” she explained, adding that you should see a one and a half degree Fahrenheit drop each hour.
Body changing colour
This can happen as gravity pulls the blood downward, which is why you must move quickly to ensure that the body is not lying there for long.
The colour change can be seen on the back of their legs, as McFadden adds that ‘the whole backside of them will look purple or darker’ because of this.
Stiffening of the body
Widely known as rigor mortis, the stiffening of the body starts within just an hour or two after death.
“Rigor mortis, or the stiffening of the body, usually takes place within one to two
hours after death, and then worsens and then loosens over the next 24 to 30 hours,” she highlighted.
This happens because the body’s metabolism stops, which halts the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a nucleotide essential for cellular energy.
A number of things happen to your body once you pass away (Instagram/hospicenursejulie)
Increased weight
Hospice nurse Julie pointed out that a dead body will gradually become heavier, making it hard to carry and clean them on your own, with extra help often required – speaking from her own experience.
She did reveal that the tissue eventually relaxes and the stiffness goes, but Julie said that the body is usually in the mortuary by this point, as the family decides on the type of funeral they want.
Featured Image Credit: Instagram/hospicenursejulie
Topics: Health, Social Media, YouTube
Joshua Nair
End of life nurse reveals chilling phenomenon that happens when someone is about to die
She has revealed the one thing most people do before they pass away.
It can be scary seeing someone you love get closer to the end of their life, but something that may be even scarier are the behaviours they display when they get near to that point.
But a nurse has explained what these are and why we shouldn’t worry too much.
Julie McFadden is a Los Angeles-based nurse that has revealed the one behaviour that people display before they die.
The health professional has built up a huge following on social media, with over one million followers across all channels, as she shares her knowledge and insights into the process of death.
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As a hospice nurse, it is her job to care for the terminally ill, and so has a lot of experience when it comes to helping people when they are reaching the end of their days.
The 41-year-old recently posted a video on YouTube titled ‘End of Life Visioning and the Death Stare’, where she reveals information about something that happens to people in their final days and the ‘death stare’ that they show.
hospicenursejulie/YouTube
What is the death stare and end of life visioning?
The nurse began to explain: “If you’re not familiar with the end-of-life phenomena, there’s a few things that happen at the end of life to most people.
“One of the things is called a death stare, which is when someone gets really fixated on a certain part of the room, and no matter what you do – you can snap your finger right in front of their face – and they will not move their gaze,” she revealed.
Nurse Julie said that sometimes ‘they just stare’, and they can even talk to someone who isn’t actually there, while having a huge smile on their face.
This phenomenon is known as the ‘death stare’.
This is often paired with something called ‘end-of-life visioning’, where the dying person says they see someone who they love, but that has already died.
“They will sometimes have conversations right in front of us with these people that we don’t see,” she added.
Nurse Julie then shared a chilling story of an elderly man who was displaying these behaviours when she checked in on him.
He was being cared for by his wife of over 70 years, with both being in their mid-90s.
She said they were ‘so, so, so sweet’, and said that the husband was ‘pleasantly confused’, knowing who his wife was and being polite, but struggled to hold a conversation and keep up with what was going on.
@hospicenursejulie/Instagram
She said: “I noticed that he would be looking at me and smiling, then suddenly turn his head and be fixated on another part of the room, and then smile this huge smile, like he was seeing something over there.
“And he kept doing it throughout the whole visit … I could not get his attention when he would do that. And then suddenly this big smile would come on his face.”
When she showed his wife, she said that he had been doing it for a week already, as this phenomena happens in the weeks leading up to death.
He told his wife he was seeing Jesus, but the nurse said it could be anything at all, based on the person’s religion mostly.
But things get a bit more eerie from here, as Nurse Julie said she got ‘chills’ telling this next part of the story.
YouTube/Hospice Nurse Julie
The couple were close to the wife’s sister, who has passed recently, but she chose not to tell him in the fear that he would get upset.
However, when she finally told him, he revealed: “She came to me last week and said she had died.”
What causes the death stare?
We don’t currently know why people who are dying see things that aren’t there or stare fixedly at one point of the room.
In another of her videos, Julie said: “At the end of life, almost everyone will have their eyes open and not be making eye contact.
“It takes muscles to close people’s eyes so when you’re dying those muscles are relaxed and your eyes are open.
“This is different than that. This is when we are clearly seeing them looking and making eye contact with something or someone that we don’t see.
“With all the different phenomena that can happen at the end of life, we don’t know why this happens, but we see it enough that I like to educate about it so you guys know it’s normal.”
Featured Image Credit: hospicenursejulie/YouTube / Getty Stock Photo
Topics: Social Media, YouTube, Health
Joshua Nair
‘Tone deaf’ YouTuber accused of ‘begging’ for donations after streaming channel ban over McLaren car crash
People reckon Jack Doherty is now turning to TikTok following the end of his Kick career
The YouTuber who crashed his McLaren on a live-stream while supposedly being on his phone has been blasted by social media users after ‘begging’ for donations online.
Jack Doherty, 21, has been the talk of the town since his dramatic collision with a railing on a busy highway in Miami, Florida, on Sunday (6 October), as footage of the shocking incident subsequently went viral.
While behind the wheel of his high-powered £150,000 supercar, the content creator was live-streaming his journey on Kick – but he has now been given the boot from the platform due to his reckless behaviour.
In the alarming video, Doherty was seen driving down the highway in the pouring rain while appearing to use his phone, when he suddenly lost control of the car and veered into some railings.
His pal Michael David, who was sat in the front seat, appeared to be bleeding from the face when he emerged from the wreckage – but the YouTuber shockingly thrust a camera towards him and told him to ‘film’.
Needless to say, people aren’t pleased with Doherty’s approach to driving, or how he handled the crash.
Jack Doherty, 21, wrecked his pricey McLaren in the crash on Sunday (Instagram/@jackdoherty)
The Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) announced it has launched an investigation into the incident, while the social media star has been sharing updates on other platforms about the aftermath of it.
But Doherty has been branded ‘tone deaf’ after uploading a shirtless picture of him stood next to the wreckage of his McLaren on the side of the highway – as, surely, an Instagram thirst trap should have been the last thing on his mind.
And he’s now managed to aggravate people even more, after turning to TikTok to seemingly make a few quid following his ban from Kick.
Social media users have been speculating that Doherty might be seriously concerned about where his career will go from here after he hopped on a TikTok live and urged people to send him gifts, likes and donations.
In footage which is currently sweeping X, the young YouTuber can be heard saying: “Everyone double-tap the screen, we’re almost at a million likes guys, let’s see how fast we can hit it!
“[TikTok user] thank you for the galaxy, bro. I just followed you back. Guys, let’s see how fast you can hit my galaxy [target] – I’m going to follow everyone back once we hit it. Appreciate y’all.”
The content creator seems to have turned to TikTok after being banned from Kick (X)
Despite claiming he was grateful for the support, Doherty couldn’t help but sneak a humble brag in there when the topic of his car crash was brought up after one person asked him how it all happened.
The live-streamer responded: “I literally hydroplaned. I’m in a McLaren in the pouring rain, what do you expect? You guys have never drove [sic] a McLaren.”
But people thought that kind of comment was a bit rich coming from a 21-year-old who appeared to be a bit too keen when encouraging people to send him cash on TikTok.
One said: “Begging for money and then saying ‘you guys never drove a McLaren’ is crazy lmao.”
Another wrote: “Biggest fall off of all time.”
A third added: “Someone is in damage control mode, would love him to do a manual job for a year at minimum wage.
“Might do the guy some good and build character.”
A fourth added: “‘You guys have never drove a McLaren,’ is so tone deaf while you’re asking for donations.”
And a fifth wrote: “Bro got perma banned on kick and this is his last resort?? LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.”
Jack Doherty is currently on TikTok Live begging for gifts after crashing his McLaren and getting banned on KICK 😭
Doherty’s older brother Michael, 22, has since spoken out about the controversy too, claiming that the YouTuber was not distracted by live-streaming or his phone prior to losing control of the car.
He told the Daily Mail his younger sibling was on his phone ‘about a minute or two prior’ and instead blamed the crash on him going over a ‘puddle’.
Michael said: “What really happened was that he hit a pocket of water, and McLarens are pretty notorious for spinning out. He hydroplaned into the barrier and kind of over corrected, which is someone’s first instinct.
“When you hydroplane, you want to correct the other way, and that caused him to spin out.”
