Influencer Couple Dies in Tragic Off-Roading Accident in British Columbia: 'Devastating End to an Amazing Love Story'
Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans, an influencer couple, have reportedly died after an off-roading accident in the British Columbia Interior
The pair ran the YouTube channel Toyota World Runners, sharing their travels and adventures with 200,000 subscribers
Tourout's mom, Colleen, paid tribute to her daughter on Facebook, describing the "unimaginable heartache" of the accidentAn influencer couple in Canada has reportedly died after a tragic off-roading accident in the British Columbia Interior.
Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans — who ran the YouTube channel Toyota World Runners, which documented their adventures and has over 200,000 subscribers — died on Thursday, Aug. 7, per the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
The Kaslo Search and Rescue (SAR) confirmed they had been called to the scene of the crash at around 7:30 p.m. local time on that day, the outlet reported.
Mark Jennings-Bates, a manager with Kaslo SAR, recalled, "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 [in the West Kootenay region of southeastern B.C.]," the CBC noted.
"Our teams were able to get to them efficiently. It's a long journey, but they got there efficiently," he added. "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," Jennings-Bates continued, according to the outlet.
The Kaslo SAR manager said that one of the victims had no vital signs when the team arrived on the scene, while the other was taken to the hospital, where they later died, the CBC reported. He stated he didn't know the reason why they crashed, but suspected a loss of control on rough terrain may have been a factor.
He added that he didn't know if the couple, from Nanaimo, B.C., were filming at the time of the tragedy, per the outlet.
Tourout's mom, Colleen, was among the many paying tribute to the couple on social media.
She wrote on Facebook, alongside a photograph of the pair posing in front of snow-covered mountains, "With unimaginable heartache, the families of Matthew Peter Yeomans and Stacey Tourout would like to advise that we lost them both tragically succumbing to injuries in an offroad accident on Aug 7, 2025 in the beautiful mountains of British Columbia that they loved so much."
"Please keep us and them in your thoughts and prayers as we navigate this devastating end to an amazing Love Story. They are together forever as we knew they would always be," she added.
According to Yeomans' Facebook page, the couple got engaged in April 2024, with him sharing a sweet video of the moment he popped the question on his profile.
As well as having a big following on YouTube, Tourout and Yeomans also have almost 74,000 followers on Instagram.
A description on their YouTube page reads, "Matthew and Stacey built the worlds first Land Cruiser Chinook in 100 days," which they documented online.
The description adds, "Now set off on their journey to drive the Pan American and beyond - this is their story about the adventure, the personal growth, and choosing to LIVE life and create a legacy community of people who are seekers of the unknown."
"We are documenting our build, the trip plan, and hope to leave you with wisdom and inspiration for why we travel and how you can find fulfillment doing the same - in your own way," the message states.
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The couple last posted on Instagram about enjoying their time on Vancouver Island, six days before the tragedy occurred.
They captioned the post, which featured multiple photos of where they were staying, "Really just soaking up all of these Vancouver island summer juices. Our first summer in a few years where we get to experience the seasons change and the joy the sun brings us soggy rainforest dogs as we come out of hiding."
Kaslo Search and Rescue didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for additional information. PEOPLE has also reached out to Tourout's mom, Colleen, for a tribute from the family.
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