Influencer couple killed in Canadian mountain crash

Two YouTube influencers from Canada who showcased their off-roading adventures died in a rollover crash on Thursday, according to reports.

Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans, who ran social media accounts under @ToyotaWorldRunners, were in an off-road motor vehicle crash on August 7 around 6:30 p.m. near Trout Lake in British Columbia, Canada, The Sun reported.

“It was a challenging rescue and recovery for the team after an intensely busy few days,” Kaslo SAR manager Mark Jennings-Bates said in a statement. “The remote access, high altitude, and limited daylight all added complexity to an already difficult situation. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of those involved.

A press release from Kaslao SAR about the incident did not provide identities, but said that once Kaslo SAR members were able to get to the scene, a male occupant of the vehicle was found dead, and a woman was found away from the crash site, “disoriented and suffering from serious injuries.” She was then flown to a hospital, where she died later that day.

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The cause of the crash is currently unknown. 

Toyota World Runners’ YouTube page started in January 2020. It has 200,000 subscribers who have viewed its 345 outdoor adventure-themed videos nearly 18 million times. An account with the same name has more than 74,000 followers on Instagram.

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“I’m sorry to all that this has affected. This is a big loss for the offroad community and a bigger loss to Matthew’s and Stacey’s family and close friends,” fellow off-roading creator Colin Stuart of Dirt Theory said, according to The Sun. He was reportedly with the couple at the time of the crash, and “did everything” in his power to save them.  

“Please keep us and them in your thoughts and prayers as we navigate this devastating end to an amazing Love Story,” Colleen Tourot, who the Daily Mail reports is Stacey’s mother, said in a social media post.