Lifestyle influencer Ashlee Jenae dies aged 31 after celebrating birthday and getting engaged on holiday
A lifestyle influencer from Miami, Florida has died aged 31 in ‘suspicious circumstances’ after getting engaged on vacation in Zanzibar.
Ashlee Jenae – real name Ashly Robinson – was found unconscious in her villa at the Zuri Zanzibar resort and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was confirmed dead hours later.
According to reports, Tanzanian authorities were told that she had died by suicide.
However, the influencer’s family and close friends have fiercely rejected the claim, describing her as full of life.
Robinson had jetted to the holiday destination with her fiancé Joe McCann to celebrate her birthday on April 5.
McCann, the founder of crypto fund Asymmetric Financial, had also proposed to her during a safari on the trip.
In her final post, she wrote: ‘Chapter 31 and I’m exactly where I need to be.’
Savannah Britt, a public relations executive and close friend of the deceased, has publicly disputed claims that Robinson died by suicide.
Ashlee Jenae – real name Ashly Robinson – was found unconscious in her villa in Zanzibar
The social media star was pronounced dead hours after being rushed to hospital
In a viral post, she stated: ‘Anyone who knows Ash knows she would NEVER commit suicide.
‘We need answers now!’
The exact location where the influencer was found remains subject to conflicting reports, with some sources claiming she was inside her hotel room and others stating she was found outside.
No official autopsy or toxicology results have been released to the public.
Tanzanian authorities are continuing to handle the active investigation into the circumstances surrounding her passing.
Robinson had accrued over 80,000 followers on Instagram by documenting what she called a ‘soft life’ philosophy of positivity, as reported by NeedToKnow.
Tributes have flooded in for the social media star.
Commenting underneath her final Instagram post, uploaded on April 5, one said: ‘My heart is broken hearing what happened.
The influencer had travelled to Zanzibar with her fiancé, Joe McCann, to celebrate her birthday
Her partner McCann is said to have proposed during the vacation
Robinson’s loved ones have maintained that she would not have taken her own life
‘I was just congratulating you a few days ago, this doesn’t feel real.’
Another wrote: ‘May you rest in peace Ashlee. May God bring justice and peace to you and your family. Such a bright and beautiful light inside and out.’
A third penned: ‘Rest in peace, my friend I told you that I wanted to meet you, but I will miss you dearly. RIP, my friend, your life was taken too short.’
Robinson often shared loved up photos of herself and her fiancé McCann to her social media.
She documented their lavish life together, which appeared to include frequent vacations.
Robinson shared photos and video footage of their Zanzibar vacation one day before her death
‘Chapter 31 and I’m exactly where i need to be,’ she captioned one upload which showed her kissing McCann
Robinson shared numerous photos of her relationship with Joe McCann on her social media
Before their holiday, the couple enjoyed front row seats to a Portland Trail Blazers as well as a ski trip to Bend, Oregon.
Robinson celebrated her one-year anniversary with McCann on November 3.
At the time, she documented their milestone with a photograph of them standing together in front of a body of water.
She captioned the post: ‘365 down. Here’s to forever.’
One day before her death, Robinson uploaded photos and video footage of their Zanzibar vacation.
‘If this is a dream, no one wake me up,’ she captioned one carousel which showed her and McCann posing for among zebras.
