This young pretty influencer who loved travelling has died after falling from the top of a waterfall.
Erica Liane Tavares fell from the top of one of the waterfalls at the Cascadas de Agua Azul tourist spot in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
The 23-year-old Portuguese national was with her boyfriend, 24-year-old Johans Aigner, who is of German origin, when the tragedy unfolded.
It is believed that Erica fell through a crevice into the water some eight metres (26 ft) below, where she was swept away by the strong current.
The search operation lasted some 12 hours before rescuers found her dead body in an area of dense vegetation the following day.
Her body was taken to the municipality of Ocosingo for a post-mortem, upon which she will be repatriated to her native Portugal.
It was not speculated whether the cause of death was drowning or whether she died from a potential collision with a hard object.
At the time of reporting, Erica had 14,700 followers on Instagram, where she documented her travels around the globe.
Photos show her enjoying herself in the UAE, the Azores and Iceland, in addition to Mexico, where she had been travelling for the past three months.
In one of her latest posts, she paid tribute to her home country, writing: “Three months already in Latin America, and I guess you start to see the good things about your home country when you leave.
“So, in Lisbon we have espressos for EUR 0.70 (GBP 0.60), the humidity allows you to breathe, and the sun doesn’t give you a sun stroke like here in Mexico.
“Also, we have olive oil, like, a lot. And when you are forced to cook with normal oil, it’s very different. But, Mexico has great mangos and avocados.”
The Cascadas de Agua Azul were declared a nature reserve in 1980. They receive some 700,000 visits per year. It is not clear if the police will investigate the case.
