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TikTok star Rochelle Hager dies aged 31 in freak accident
TikTok star Rochelle Hager has died at the age of 31, it has been confirmed.
The social media influencer, also known as Roeurboat3, died on Monday in a freak accident in Farmington, Maine.
According to local newspaper Sun Journal, Hager was in her car when strong winds caused a tree branch to fall on top of the vehicle.
Farmington Police Chief Kenneth Charles said that Hager was the only person in the car and was likely killed instantly.
Charles confirmed the accident was ‘obviously the direct result of the high winds’ and that there was ‘nothing she could do to avoid it’.
Hager’s car is said to have crossed a centreline before coming to a stop in another lane, resulting in road closures. According to police, no other cars were involved.
Wind speeds reached up to 55 miles per hour in the area on Monday.
Hager’s girlfriend, Brittanie Lynn, confirmed the news in a TikTok video featuring a montage of photos of them together.
Lynn wrote in the post’s caption: ‘Thank you for showing me what true love is. I love you forever.’
She added in the video: ‘I lost the love of my life today. Thank you for being my everything and thabk [sic] you for your support everyone.
‘Rest easy my love. I don’t know how were [sic] going to live life without you. But we have the best guardian angel to get us through it.
‘Who knew forever would end so soon? How do I live without you in my life.’
Lynn also shared videos of her crying while looking at photos of her memories with Hager.
The couple were thought to be engaged as Lynn was often seen wearing a band on her ring finger in TikTok videos.
In her last Instagram post on February 4, Hager shared a photo of her and Lynn walking in the snow with the heartfelt caption: ‘I will forever be there to laugh with you, to lift you up when you are down and to love you unconditionally through all of our adventures in life together.’
Lynn is mother to two boys and often shared photos of them spending time together with Hager as a family.
Hager was popular on TikTok for her comedy spoofs and had over 127,000 followers with more than 1.2million likes.
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