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Simply hours after posting a cryptic video to TikTok about dying younger, 19-year-old influencer Cooper Noriega was discovered useless at a mall parking zone in Los Angeles on Thursday, a health worker report says.
The reason for Noriega’s demise was not launched, and a request for particulars from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division was not instantly answered.
TMZ reported that Noriega, who had practically 2 million followers on TikTok, was not in a car when his unconscious physique was noticed by a passerby on Thursday night time. The report acknowledged that first responders tried to resuscitate him however have been unsuccessful. Foul play isn't suspected.
In Noriega’s next-to-last video, posted on Thursday night time, he requested his followers: “Who else b considering they gone die younger af.”
Noriega posted each day movies on-line showcasing his life in Los Angeles together with trend and skateboarding clips. He additionally had a big following on Instagram and made a podcast look with Barstool Sports activities’ Dave Portnoy simply final week. On Friday, the present posted to Twitter: "Devastating information. RIP Cooper Noriega. Life is fragile. Get pleasure from each minute."
The teenager was set to show 20 on June 28, data present.
Feedback on Noriega’s TikTok blew up Friday morning as information of his demise unfold, with mourning followers sharing their love for the younger star. The identical occurred for his ex-girlfriend, Sabrina Quesada, whose TikTok additionally turned crammed with messages of help.
Quesada introduced to her 4 million followers in April that she and Noriega have been mutually splitting after relationship since October 2020.
Noriega ceaselessly used his platform to talk about dependancy and psychological well being, each of which he struggled with from a younger age, he stated.
A Discord group based by Noriega on June 5 had grown to over 15,000 members on Friday afternoon. The influencer stated he created the area for his followers to share their experiences about psychological well being, with sections titled “ask for assist” and “life recommendation.”
“I wish to use the affect I’ve been given to create an area constructed on spreading consciousness and normalizing speaking about psychological sickness,” he wrote Monday on Instagram.
Noriega stated his dream was to in the future open a rehab heart the place “folks aren’t traumatized as the top of their restoration.”
Fellow influencer and pal Taylor Caniff commented on a publish that he deliberate to maintain Noriega’s dream of this alive, writing: “Relaxation in peace man,I nonetheless have a cease for you on my sofa. Ima construct this rehab in your honor."