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Influencer Stacey Tourout Initially Survived Fatal Off-Roading Accident With Fiance Matthew Yeomans
Influencer Stacey Tourout reportedly briefly survived the off-roading accident that took the life of fiancé Matthew Yeomans. Mark Jennings-Bates, a manager of the Kaslo Search and Rescue (SAR) team, told People on Friday, August 15, that Tourout was still conscious when the team arrived at the scene of the incident. Jennings-Bates, however, noted that Tourout suffered a 'severe head injury,' adding that 'she didn't realize quite how injured she was.' She was lifted from the area by helicopter and transferred to an ambulance that took her to a local hospital. Tourout died later that night. Yeomans, meanwhile, had been ejected from the vehicle during the crash. Jennings-Bates confirmed to People that Yeomans had 'no vital signs' when the rescue team found his body. Influencers Stacey Tourout, Matthew Yeomans Rolled 'Many Times' Before Fatal Off-Roading Accident Jennings-Bates called the area where the YouTube couple crashed a 'backcountry trail' with 'pretty rough' terrain. He noted that the vehicle fell roughly 200 meters (around 656 feet) down a 'steep boulder field.' Tourout allegedly remained in the vehicle until it came to a stop. 'From what I understand, it's one of the few patches of the road that doesn't have a forest on the side,' Jennings-Bates told the outlet. 'So anywhere else, they would've been caught by the trees — they would've maybe gotten a bit hurt. But this is the one area where they were gonna go for a big ride if they did go off the side road.' The couple's family announced their deaths on August 11, sharing a photo of Tourout and Yeomans smiling while standing in front of a mountain. '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,' the statement shared via Facebook read. Influencer Couple Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans Dead After Off-Roading Accident The message continued, '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.' The deaths of the pair, who ran the YouTube channel Toyota World Runners, was confirmed by Kaslo SAR. The team claimed that rescuers were called to the scene for an off-road motor vehicle accident on August 7 around 7:30 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,' Jennings-Bates told Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), noting that rescuers had an accurate location for the incident. Jennings-Bates continued, "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."
Vancouver Sun
12-08-2025
- Vancouver Sun
'Devastating end to an amazing love story': B.C. influencers die in off-road accident
A Nanaimo influencer couple, who documented their thrilling off-road adventures on YouTube, died last week in an accident in the Kaslo backcountry. Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans spearheaded the videos for Toyota World Runners , a channel with more than 200,000 subscribers. They were off roading in steep terrain in the West Kootenay region last Thursday in what Mark Jennings-Bates, the manager of Kaslo Search and Rescue, described as an expertly modified off-road vehicle. Jennings-Bates said it's believed the driver may have lost control and the couple rolled 200 metres down a steep embankment. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. He said despite the difficult terrain, it is a popular spot for off roading. The occupants of a similar vehicle in the area at the same time drove to nearby Trout Lake Village and called 911, said Jennings-Bates. The call was sent to Kaslo Search and Rescue, which attended the crash site. Tourout's mother, Colleen Tourout, posted an announcement of the couple's fatal accident on Facebook: '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 off road accident on Aug. 7, 2025 in the beautiful mountains of British Columbia that they loved so much,' the post reads. '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.' Tourout told Postmedia they lost an amazing couple who loved adventure and lived by their mantra of choose life. On their blog website, the pair says Toyota World Runners began with a truck, 'and the two of us making adventure videos and telling stories.' 'What it's become is a community. We are two adventurous souls that intend to live life to the fullest. And to us that is a radical adventure all over the world,' they wrote. 'From humble beginnings, we want to inspire those who can believe in themselves and take action that you can do what you dream. Dreamers can be do-ers, too.' On the website, they documented how they fixed Land Cruisers and other vehicles and wrote of their travels across North and South America. More to come … ticrawford@
