Eerie Video Surfaces of Toddler Playing Near Doomed Plane Before Tragic Crash
- Jestene LeRoy took a video of her toddler playing next to her husband's plane just days before they crashed
- In the video, the toddler was seen scooting around the doomed plane as Jestene thanked her husband for working hard for their family
- After the plane crashed, the video went viral on social media, and some penned condolence messages in their extended messages
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When Jestene LeRoy took a video of her toddler, Paxton, playing around her husband's aeroplane, she did not know it would be one of her final posts.
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Jestene loved showcasing her family's lifestyle on TikTok, and one of her final videos online was of her son.
She was praising her husband, who worked as a pilot, Brandon LeRoy, for taking care of their family.
The clip was of her young son playing around their doomed plane.
What caused Jestene LeRoy plane crash?
The New York Post reported that the family had perished just days after the TikToker shared the video online.
Their plane crashed into a house in Idaho, killing a young couple and the toddler.
The report added that pilot LeRoy, his wife Jestene, and their 2-year-old son Paxton were in the air for only one minute when their small plane crashed into an empty house in Nampa.
The three of them had multiple blunt force injuries. At the scene, Brandon and Jestene were declared dead. Paxton died from his injuries at a nearby hospital.
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It's not clear what caused the crash, but one person who saw it happen told Idaho News 6 that they saw the plane fly around the area before crashing into a pile of rubble.
The 43-year-old pilot owned the Mooney M20 plane. His wife, via her popular TikTok account, said that he loved to fly.
Netizens mourn the LeRoy family
The video of the toddler playing around his father's plane has gone viral on social media, and netizens have sent heartfelt messages to the family.
Here is what they had to say:
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"Is everyone watching all their videos in remembrance, even if you didn’t know them."
iknewithadtobetrue:
"How quick life can be taken from us. Enjoy life today for tomorrow is not promised."
Virginia ✦ Veleno:
"Seeing how happy they were is making this all even more heartbreaking; a loving family who thought it was just another day on their plane."
crystal (taylor's version):
"They just kept flying on, together into eternity. Rest in peace, Leroy family."
wren:
"I like to imagine they didn't feel it. things went black, and they just woke up in paradise as a happy family. forever a mommy and daddy and their little baby in heaven."
KK Mwenyewe's death
Closer to home, Kenyans were heartbroken after losing beloved comedian KK Mwenyewe.
The young man was famed for mimicking former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua.
His death left his family and friends heartbroken, and he was laid to rest in his village.
KK was the family breadwinner.
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