Video: famous influencer died dragged by current of water, after strong flooding

The heavy rains that occurred in Brazil during the last weekend caused the death of Jennifer Soares Martinsa renowned 28-year-old influencer who, along with her husband, was inside a vehicle when she was surprised by a strong current of water, derived from heavy rainfall.

The fact, presented in Uberlândia in The early morning of last Sunday, November 24, led to the couple getting out of the car and trying to escape this strong current of water. Although some residents of the area tried to help, the woman was found dead hours later.

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The moments of terror experienced by the woman, who was more than 60,000 followers on Instagram. According to the security camera record, the events occurred around 1:30 in the morning.

It was learned that the deceased influencer’s partner, a man named Wallison Lima, emerged from this incident alive. However, the woman’s relatives announced the news of Soares’ death and spoke out through social networks with an emotional message, in which they said goodbye to the victim of this tragedy.

In fact, the death of this woman caused such an impact that the official account of the deceased, since her death became known, increased its number of fans exponentially, going from 60,000 to more than 89,000 followers in less than four days. The images that Soares left published on his official account were filled with thousands of messages from people who lamented this loss.

What the authorities said about the rain emergency in Brazil last weekend

From the city council of Uberlândia, Brazil, a statement was released in which the authorities expressed their condolences and maintained that these rains were a “rare and intense” phenomenon.

And, according to official data from the South American country, in just 30 minutes around 30 millimeters of water fell onto Rondon Pacheco Avenue, where the affected woman died.

In the following video you can see the situation that the couple experienced, hours before the news became known that the young woman had died. In this it is possible to identify a local person, who tried to help the spouses with a ladder:

🚨🇧🇷 My God!!! How desperate! Information they were unable to save, and the influencer was swept away by strong currents in Minas Gerais. pic.twitter.com/QhFFXMSeqX

— Leo Kasura (@LeoKasura) November 24, 2024