Influencer killed in deadly off-road crash was nonetheless acutely aware after automobile fell 656 toes

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Revealed: 21:40 EDT, 16 August 2025 | Up to date: 22:11 EDT, 16 August 2025

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--> --> An influencer killed in a fatal off-roading crash alongside her fiancé initially survived the 650 foot plunge down a rocky Canadian mountain, a rescuer has revealed.

Stacey Tourout sustained a 'extreme' head damage following the collision on August 7, which finally claimed her life and that of her accomplice Matthew Yeomans.

The couple, who had been behind the favored Toyota World Runners YouTube channel, died after their automobile crashed within the mountainous space close to Trout Lake in British Columbia.

Rescuers have revealed that Tourout was nonetheless alive after they arrived at the harrowing scene on a 'backcountry path', the place the terrain is described as 'fairly tough'.

Tourout was nonetheless acutely aware after the couple 'misplaced management' of their automobile and rolled 'many, many instances' downhill, although she had suffered 'a extreme head damage,' Kaslo Search and Rescue Communication Supervisor Mark Jennings-Bates instructed PEOPLE .

'She did not notice fairly how injured she was,' Jennings-Bates stated, including that Tourout was lifted from the scene by helicopter and positioned in ambulance that took her to a neighborhood hospital, the place she later died.

Yeomans was ejected from the automobile throughout the crash and was discovered with 'no important indicators,' in line with Jennings-Bates.

The engaged couple was touring alongside a forestry street 'someplace within the mountains' close to Trout Lake, Jennings-Bates instructed CBC.

<img id="i-52c9b7b4471f4f84" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/08/17/02/101291227-15007433-Stacey_Tourout_left_and_Matthew_Yeomans_right_the_pair_behind_th-a-25_1755393308695.jpg" height="559" width="634" alt="Stacey Tourout (left) and Matthew Yeomans (right), the pair behind the Toyota World Runners YouTube channel, died in an off-roading crash on August 7" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" loading="lazy" /> Stacey Tourout (left) and Matthew Yeomans (proper), the pair behind the Toyota World Runners YouTube channel, died in an off-roading crash on August 7

<img id="i-fbf10e66cb23abd0" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/08/17/02/101291229-15007433-Rescuers_revealed_that_Tourout_pictured_initially_survived_the_c-a-27_1755393308696.jpg" height="643" width="634" alt="Rescuers revealed that Tourout (pictured) initially survived the crash that plunged her and her fiancé more than 650 feet down a rocky mountain in Canada" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" loading="lazy" /> Rescuers revealed that Tourout (pictured) initially survived the crash that plunged her and her fiancé greater than 650 toes down a rocky mountain in Canada

Whereas the official reason behind the crash has not but been confirmed, investigators imagine they possible misplaced management of the automobile and plummeted down a mountain.

Jennings-Bates estimated they fell about 656 toes downhill till they slammed into the underside.

He additionally described the rescue operation as 'difficult' as a result of it was an extended uphill journey to get to them, though he stated his crew did so 'effectively.'

He additionally famous his crew has responded to the numerous calls within the space the place they died, as it's troublesome to navigate and rugged.

'From what I perceive, it is one of many few patches of the street that does not have a forest on the aspect,' Jennings-Bates stated.

'So wherever else, they'd've been caught by the timber — they'd've possibly gotten a bit damage. However that is the one space the place they had been gonna go for an enormous journey in the event that they did go off the aspect street.'

Stacey's mom confirmed the couple's loss of life in a heartbreaking social media publish.

Officers stated the couple 'misplaced management' of their automobile and rolled 'many, many instances' downhill

<img id="i-2a29e2abbac1cd11" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/08/17/02/101291359-15007433-Although_Tourout_pictured_was_found_conscious_she_had_suffered_a-a-28_1755393308697.jpg" height="1085" width="634" alt="Although Tourout (pictured) was found conscious, she had suffered a severe head injury and later died at the hospital" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" loading="lazy" /> Though Tourout (pictured) was discovered acutely aware, she had suffered a extreme head damage and later died on the hospital

She wrote they died collectively in an off-road accident 'within the lovely mountains of British Columbia that they beloved a lot'.

'Please preserve us and them in your ideas and prayers as we navigate this devastating finish to an incredible Love Story,' Colleen Tourout wrote.

In mild of the devastating loss to their family members and the worldwide on-line neighborhood they've constructed, social media has been flooded with heartfelt tributes, remembering the formidable duo.

'They had been so younger and lively, so gifted, and this can be a large loss for our off-road neighborhood, their family and friends, and the world,' the creator behind The Story Until Now YouTube channel, Shaun, wrote.