Famous influencer dies in Paris: she was alone and her Apple Watch informed her relatives

Brazilian influencer Fernanda CarolinaKnown as the Paris Locust on social media, he tragically died in a car accident in Paris. The 31-year-old content creator was running on the city streets when she was hit by a car.

Fernanda carried an Apple Watch with a crash detection system, which sent an alert to her partner Pedro Angelo Abateguara Rosal, who was listed as her emergency contact.

The message said: “Fernanda has had an accident and you are the emergency contact.” Pedro immediately tried to talk to his wife, but when he got no response, he went to the place indicated by the device.

The accident occurred at the intersection between the residential areas of Saint-Cloud and Suresnes, west of Paris. Upon arrival, Abateguara Rosal found emergency services trying to revive the affected person.

Although the outcome in this case was tragic, These accident detection and emergency contact functions are essential in emergency situations and should always be kept active.

This crash detection system is available on all iPhone 14 and later models that work with iOS 16 or higher versions. As far as watches go, it can be activated on Apple Watch Series 8 and later models as well as the second-generation Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Ultra or newer versions running watchOS 9 or later.

The system works through advanced sensors that detect sudden changes in acceleration and speed, allowing accidents to be detected automatically.

On supported iPhone and Apple Watch models, crash detection is turned on by default.

“If you are unable to respond, your device automatically calls emergency services after a 20-second delay. Apple adds, “If you’ve added emergency contacts, your device sends a message to share your location and tell them you’ve been in a serious car accident.”

To add or delete emergency contacts on iPhone, the process is as follows:

1. Open the Health app and then tap your profile photo.
2. Touch ‘Medical Records’.
3. Press ‘Edit’ and scroll down to ‘Emergency Contact’.
4. Add or delete a contact. Add contact: Tap the ‘Add’ button to add an emergency contact (it is not possible to configure emergency services as an SOS contact). Delete a contact: Tap the ‘Delete’ button next to the contact you want to delete, then select Delete.
5. Tap ‘Done’ to save the changes.

Fernanda Carolina, a Brazilian content creator based in Paris, focused her social media project on sharing practical tips for living and enjoying this city, considered a dream destination for many. Its website read: “The best-kept secrets of the impenetrable French capital at your fingertips.”

Fernanda, Master in Management and International Business from Paris II University – Panthéon-Assas, living in France since 2018. Inspired by his experience, he launched Paris Low Cost: “After realizing my dream of living in France, I created Paris Low Cost to help you achieve your dream trip,” he explained.

On this platform he shares his recommendations for exploring Paris and other areas of France, showing accessible and authentic options, without spending more than necessary.

He died after being run over while running on a road west of the city. The impact activated the crash detection system on his smartwatch, alerting his partner. Despite the efforts of emergency services, Fernanda did not survive.