Connor Murphy, an American fitness influencer with millions of followers, was reported to have died while in Thailand. He was 32 years old.
According to TMZ, Murphy died following a drowning incident that took place while he was in Thailand. The Thai outlet Thai Rath reported that the influencer was acting erratically when he returned to his residential villa by taxi on Tuesday, July 7. When arriving at his destination, he allegedly tried to get into another taxi but was refused by the driver due to his behavior. It led Murphy to grow more agitated and begin shouting.
Authorities in the Samut Prakan province of Thailand responded to a call at the rental property concerning a man acting erratically. When police arrived, Murphy reportedly fled through the village and jumped into a nearby lake. He swan for several minutes before growing tired and drowning.
Divers from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation were called in and searched for his body for 30 minutes before recovering it 20 meters from shore. Authorities claim that Murphy's body showed no signs of assault, and an autopsy was ordered.
The Bangkok Post reported that Murphy was in Thailand with his 22-year-old girlfriend after having booked a three-month luxury rental property. When authorities searched the property, they found that it had been vandalized with black and yellow paint. A further search revealed unused syringes and unidentified white pills in his car.
View this post on InstagramMurphy's girlfriend alleges that the vandalism occurred while she was asleep and had no knowledge of Murphy having drug issues. She also claims that the influencer's recent behavior was unusual and had never occurred before.
A friend of the fitness influencer confirmed his death on July 8 with several social media posts. Fitness coach Patrick Lyons posted throwback photos of the two together with the caption reading, "This is a hard post to make, and I don’t quite know what to say. Connor Murphy fundamentally changed the course of my life due to the impact he had on my content and my following."
Murphy rose to social media fame in the mid-2010s during the peak fitness era. He gained millions of followers by sharing fitness videos as a bodybuilding athlete considered a part of the "looksmaxxing" community. Per his Instagram page, his last post was on July 3 and included a video of him playing with a soccer ball indoors.
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