Sad update after influencer couple killed
Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans, creators of the Toyota World Runners YouTube channel with more than 200,000 subscribers and 72,000 Instagram followers, were driving through rough terrain near Trout Lake in British Columbia when they crashed.
While the cause of the crash on August 7 remains unclear, authorities suspect they lost control on rough terrain.
Kaslo Search and Rescue Communication Manager Mark Jennings-Bates said Tourout was still conscious after the vehicle rolled 'many, many times' downhill.
She had been ejected from the vehicle and had sustained a 'severe' head injury. Her fiance Yeomans was found with 'no vital signs'.
'She didn't realise quite how injured she was,' Jennings-Bates told People.
She was lifted from the scene by helicopter and taken to hospital, where she died.
Jennings-Bates said the crash occurred around 7:30pm local time.
'So it was on a forestry road, somewhere in the mountains, and quite a long ways north in the valley up towards [ …] the village of Trout Lake,' he said.
'Our teams were able to get to them efficiently. It's a long journey, but they got there efficiently. So that was very, very helpful.
'And of course that means that the helicopter pilot could also fly straight to the destination with confidence that he was going to find them.'
The couple were known for documenting their travels across North and South America. They had built what they described as the 'world's first Land Cruiser Chinook in 100 days' — a custom vehicle that combines the body of a Toyota Chinook camper with a Toyota Land Cruiser.
Tributes from the global 4x4 community poured in for the pair.
'Matthew and Stacey had an enormous impact on my life.' 4xjournalNZ, a New Zealand based off-road magazine, posted on Instagram beside a photo of the couple.
'First, through their content. Then, as close friends. We spent countless hours in fits of laughter, and I had the privilege of witnessing their fierce love for one another.
'Joined at the hip, they were planning their wedding and a lifetime of off-road exploration together. The weekend of their passing, we had planned a video call so they could meet Saskia — our daughter, who Sophie was pregnant with when we all met in person.
'Creating content in the outdoors is incredibly rewarding, but it can also be dangerous. Remote locations are part of what makes this lifestyle so special, but they come with risks. Matthew and Stacey knew that — and they embraced life regardless. They leave behind an inspiring legacy of adventure, love, and laughter.'
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