Paul Mescal suits up for the premiere of his new movie Aftersun during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on Monday (September 12) at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto, Canada.
25.08.2022 - 03:15 / perezhilton.com
A 24-year-old woman in Canada accidentally livestreamed her own drowning to her Facebook friends.
Hellen Wendy Nyabuto was a Kenyan nurse currently residing and working in the small town of Chatsworth, Ontario, according to the Toronto Star. She hadn’t returned home since 2019, and even served as a frontline worker during the COVID-19 pandemic, so she often connected with her family and friends through social media.
According to The Nation, Hellen’s boyfriend Alphonce Nyamwaya was getting ready for work in the afternoon of August 18. He said his girlfriend video-called him to let him know she would be going to the pool at her private residence to “relax” after a hard day:
Sadly, this would be the last time he would speak to his girlfriend…
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Nyabuto went live on Facebook as she swam and enjoyed her evening. In the video, which has since gone viral, she is seen talking to viewers and engaging with her family and friends through the livestream.
However, a bit into her stream, she dives into the deep end, and something horrifying happens. She can be seen thrashing and struggling to stay afloat. She screams for help, but unfortunately no one is around to hear her. She isn’t able to return to the surface of the water and heartbreakingly drowns.
It took three hours before someone showed up and finally stopped the live video and called police. Hellen was already passed by the time anyone arrived. She was only 24. So, so sad…
Her untimely death has shaken her family to their core. Alfonce explained the late young woman was the “breadwinner” of her family back in Kenya:
The nurse’s father, Enock Nyabuto, also created a GoFundMe asking for help to
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Paul McCartney, Elton John and Robbie Williams, has started to recirculate following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.The UK’s longest-reigning monarch passed away yesterday (September 8) at her Balmoral estate in Scotland, aged 96.As tributes continue to be paid to the Queen, footage of memorable moments from across her reign are being broadcast on TV networks and online.Footage of the star-studded Diamond Jubilee Concert, which took place outside Buckingham Palace in central London on June 4, 2012 to mark the Queen’s 60th year on the throne, is one such moment being remembered.Organised by Take That‘s Gary Barlow, the concert featured performances from the likes of John, Williams, Grace Jones, Ed Sheeran, Kylie Minogue, Tom Jones, Stevie Wonder and Madness.McCartney closed the show with a short set that included ‘Magical Mystery Tour’, ‘All My Loving’, ‘Let It Be’, ‘Live and Let Die’ and ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’.You can see official BBC footage of the concert-ending firework display below.McCartney was among a host of famous names to pay tribute to the Queen following the news of her death yesterday, writing: “God bless Queen Elizabeth II[.] May she rest in peace[.] Long live The King.”Elton John, meanwhile, spoke about the monarch during his show in Toronto, Canada last night.“She was an inspiring presence to be around — I’ve been around her and she was fantastic,” John told the crowd.
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Elton John and Harry Styles took time out of their respective concerts on Thursday night to honour Queen Elizabeth II. The Rocket Man singer, who had paid tribute to The Queen on social media earlier that day, gave a speech about the late monarch during his concert in Toronto, Canada. "We have the saddest news about the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth," he said.
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Alicia Keys was left shocked after a female fan grabbed her face and forcibly kissed her on the cheek during a concert. The incident occurred when the 41-year-old singer was performing at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada on Monday night during a stop on her Alicia + Keys Word Tour. In a clip shared by a fan account for Keys, the 15-time Grammy Award winner was seen singing her hit song "Empire State Of Mind" as she strolled through the crowd and high-fived fans.
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