Social media influencer Emilie Kiser is mourning the death of her 3-year-old son, Trigg, who died after being found unconscious in a pool last week.
The Chandler, Arizona, Police Department confirmed to Us Weekly on Sunday, May 18, that the toddler passed away “earlier this afternoon.” He was pulled out of a backyard pool on the evening of Monday, May 12.
“The investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident remain ongoing. This is still an open investigation. Out of respect for the family’s privacy, we will not be releasing additional details until the investigation is closed,” the Chandler Police Department said in a statement to Us.
The police department said they responded to a report of a drowning at a home in Chandler on Monday, May 12. The child was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and later flown to Phoenix Children’s Hospital for further treatment.
Kiser, 26, has over three million followers on TikTok, where she regularly shares updates about her life as a wife and mother.
Read on to learn more about the influencer:
She Is a Recent Mom of 2Months before tragedy struck, Kiser and her husband, Brady, welcomed their second child, son Teddy, in March.
“????Theodore???? We love you so much and our hearts feel like they are going to burst. I am so grateful for a smooth delivery, a healthy baby, and the best husband. Could not have done it without my rock @bradykiser . The love I have for my boys is infinite,” Kiser wrote alongside a series of photos of the newborn in March.
Kiser announced her pregnancy with baby No. 2 in September 2024, enlisting Brady and Trigg for the big reveal. In a series of snaps shared via Instagram at the time, Trigg can be seen holding up pictures from his mum’s ultrasound.
She Has Over 4 Million FollowersKiser boasts 3.3 million followers on TikTok, 1.2 million followers on Instagram and 135,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel, where she posts regular vlogs about her family life.
On May 1, Kiser posted a vlog documenting the birth of baby Teddy, which has amassed over 100,000 views.
She Became a Mom at 21Kiser revealed in a March 2024 YouTube video that she first became a mom when she was 21. Noting that her son, Trigg, was now 2-and-a-half, she said, “I literally love him with everything in me … he is my whole world.”
“I feel like I was so scared to be a mom because I became a mom at 21. I felt super young, but at the same time, I felt so ready to have a baby,” she said at the time.
In the same video, Kiser revealed that when she first met her husband, “I always said I wanted four kids. For some reason, that was the magic number in my mind.”
Kiser noted in her March 2024 YouTube vlog that she and Brady moved from Utah to Arizona so her husband could pursue a work opportunity in solar sales. Brady also runs his own car detailing business, she said.
Kiser and her husband are also proud dog parents to two Labradors. “Brady and I both grew up with Labs,” Kiser said in an April 2024 YouTube vlog. Brady added, “They are the best dogs. We just love them.”
