TikTok star and TV presenter Jennifer Nicole Rivas has been found dead at age 21.
The ‘lifeless’ body of the Honduran influencer was discovered in her home in the country’s capital Tegucigalpa, reported People.
According to various reports, Rivas is suspected to have died from an epileptic seizure.
HCH Televisión Digital reported that Rivas had epilepsy and was on medication for the condition.Â
Rivas was a popular influencer in Honduras, boasting over 100,000 followers on TikTok alone.
She also worked as a presenter on Honduran channel CHTV and was studying journalism.
A number of Honduran media outlets issues statements after Rivas’ death was revealed. Â
‘With deep sorrow, from El Showsero TV and the whole team of El Eventazo: Pickle War, we mourn the irreparable loss of our beloved participant Jennifer Rivas, from the Los del Barrio team,’Â El Showsero TV shared in a statement.Â
TikTok star and TV presenter Jennifer Nicole Rivas has been found dead at age 21
‘A person full of energy and enthusiasm who left a mark on every moment shared,’ it continued.
‘Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and loved ones at this difficult time.’
The late star’s social media accounts have also been flooded with comments from fans, with one writing, ‘Rest in peace my friend.’
‘Beautiful memories she left us, fly high,’ commented another.Â
Tragically, Rivas is not the only young social media star to die this year.Â
Teenage TikTok star Joshua Blackledge died at the age of 16 in March.
The influencer died from a gunshot wound to the head on March 18 at his home in Newport, North Carolina.Â
Blackledge, a junior at West Carteret high school, had over 1million followers on TikTok.
Rivas was a popular influencer in Honduras, boasting over 100,000 followers on TikTok alone
She also worked as a presenter on Honduran channel CHTV and was studying journalism
He often posted videos that saw himself lip-syncing or hanging out with friends as well as with his girlfriend Emmie Gillikin.
‘Missing this sweet boy right now. never would’ve thought i would have been here without you,’ Gillikin wrote on social media on March 20.
‘Josh showed me what love really was even [though] I’m very young. He never failed to put a smile on my face no matter how mad I was at him.’Â
Last month, TikTok star Malik Taylor, who posted parodic POV videos and his comments on pop culture, died at the age of just 28.
The news was announced by his business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee, where he was in the class of 2020.
They did not disclose his cause of death, but shared that he was ‘always bringing laughter, joy and a warm smile that brightened every room he entered.’Â
Taylor had more than 250,000 followers on TikTok and also hosted a YouTube show called The Unpopular Party where he gave his opinions of pop culture figures.
He uploaded an Instagram post last month revealing that he had just celebrated his 28th birthday, joking that he had ‘Survived the 27 club (barely).’
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TikTok star Jennifer Nicole Rivas found dead at 21 as shocking cause of death is revealed