Colombian influencer Carolina Reyes, known online as Carol the Warrior, has died after a complicated battle with her health. She was 23.
News of Carolina’s death on Wednesday, March 11, was confirmed by her family in a statement shared via social media, calling her a “brilliant human being who never gave up in the face of any difficulty that came her way.” They asked for “discretion and empathy” at this time.
“Thank you for loving her, supporting her, showing her so much affection, and always welcoming her with open arms,” the statement continued.
Fans expressed their condolences in the comments.
“There are people who never leave completely, because they live forever in what they left in us ???? ! ????️<3,” one user wrote.
“Noooo OMG seeing this news made me ????,” another person added. “I was so happy to see her so well already, happy, smiling, enjoying her life.. My God you don’t know the plans God has for our lives. What is clear to me is that she always delivered a beautiful message.”
In another post, Carolina’s family announced that a wake will be hosted in her honor in Cali, Colombia.
Carolina revealed in October 2025 that she had been suffering from health issues and went to a hospital in Cali. Doctors diagnosed her with fluid in her lungs and drained several fluid-filled sacs.
“You can’t imagine how devastated my uncle was to see me in such pain,” she said at the time. “They had to bathe me, dress me, everything.”
Carolina shared frequent updates on her health on her page. In December 2025, the content creator called the past year “the most difficult chapter of [her] life.”
“The year in which I cried the most, suffered the most, but also the year in which I learned the most has ended,” she wrote via Instagram. “A year that broke me into pieces, but it also taught me to build myself from scratch. I realized that life doesn’t wait, the people you love won’t always be there and that sometimes pain is the price of truly loving.”
Carolina continued, “This year showed me how strong I can be, even when I felt like I couldn’t anymore. And now, as I bid farewell to this year, I’m not just closing a cycle. I close a version of myself. Because even though it hurt, I’m ready to never give up again. ???????????????? Thank you my God, thank you 2025 ????????.”
Carolina had more than 200,000 followers on Instagram and was known for her eponymous clothing boutique.
