{"id":544144,"date":"2026-07-11T08:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/544144\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T08:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:14:16","slug":"influencer-27-dies-after-plunging-from-tower-block-in-dubai-as-investigation-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/544144\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencer, 27, dies after plunging from tower block in Dubai as investigation launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The influencer gained a massive following through her modelling pictures and travel posts<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Williams Content Editor and Husna Anjum Senior Reporter<\/p>\n<p>10:45, 10 Jul 2026Updated 10:55, 10 Jul 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kauana Bilhar\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1_Influencer-27-dies-after-falling-from-27th-floor-of-high-rise-building.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Kauana Bilhar, 27\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Kauana Bilhar, 27(Image: Jam Press\/@kauanabilhar)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A police investigation has launched into the death of an influencer with over 20,000 followers on <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/instagram\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Instagram<\/a>. Kauana Bilhar fell from the 27th floor of a building in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/dubai\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Dubai<\/a>, days after announcing her engagement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The cause of death is yet unknown as a police probe takes place according to <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/influencer-kauana-bilhar-27-dies-37412967\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">DailyStar<\/a>. The 27-year-old&#8217;s death was announced by her mum, Darla Bilhar, on 7 July, according to NeedToKnow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;There are no words capable of expressing the magnitude of the longing you left behind,&#8221; said Darla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Today you are no longer by my side as I dreamed, but you will live forever within me. I love you infinitely, my girl. Until the day we can meet again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The influencer&#8217;s mum has jetted to Dubai to monitor the investigation and bring her daughter&#8217;s remains back to Brazil. In one of Kauana&#8217;s final posts she was marking her engagement to partner Barbara Abrantes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kauana Bilhar died after falling from 27th floor of high-rise building\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783757656_577_1_Influencer-27-dies-after-falling-from-27th-floor-of-high-rise-building.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Kauana Bilhar died after falling from the 27th floor of high-rise building\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Kauana Bilhar died after falling from the 27th floor of high-rise building(Image: Jam Press\/@kauanabilhar)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She shared the celebration on 25 June, thought to be her final social media update. The precise date of the Brazilian model&#8217;s death remains unknown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Devastated mum Darla has called for respect for her daughter after her social media was swamped with vicious comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She added: &#8220;My daughter deserves respect. She can no longer respond to the accusations, the malicious comments, the stories that are being created about her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It is with my soul in pieces that I come to speak out. My daughter deserves respect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The news comes after we reported how the body of a teenage TikTok star was discovered stuffed in binbags after allegedly being murdered by a group of hooded assailants. Pedro Alexander D\u00edaz Franco&#8217;s remains were found on a highway in Honduras a day after he was kidnapped by armed men.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On Monday morning, the 15-year-old social media influencer&#8217;s body was dumped in binbags along the CA-13 highway in La Lima, Cort\u00e9s Department. The teenager had allegedly been abducted on Sunday evening by a group of hooded men armed with high-calibre guns at a football court in Campo Nevada, Choloma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Want to see more of the stories you love from the Irish Mirror? 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