Fitness influencer dies after heart attack on family holiday in Turkey

A fitness influencer has died after suffering a suspected heart attack while on a family holiday in Turkey. Jaxon Tippet's heartbroken family have revealed that the 30-year-old passed away on Sunday.

As reported by the Mirror, it is believed the fitness coach and podcaster, who lived in the Gold Coast, Australia, died from a heart attack.

His family wrote on Instagram: "It's with a heavy heart that our beloved Jaxon has passed away on Nov 10th 2024. He was such a beautiful soul and had such a positive impact on the world.

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"Jaxon passed away while on his trip in Turkey and we want to ask for your help and support in getting him home. In the bio you will find a link to a GoFundMe page to help us get him home. God bless x."

In a further statement shared on Jaxon's Instagram story, they wrote: "Hi everyone. We really appreciate your love and support during this time. It's clear that Jaxon had such a beautiful impact on people. From what we have been told, Jax passed away due to a heart attack while in Turkey. Thank you so much for all your messages of support."

Dad-of-one Jaxon's heartbroken family have also launched a fundraiser, asking people to help raise money to bring his body back home. It reads: "It comes with such heartbreak and heavy hearts that our beloved Jaxon has tragically passed away while on a holiday to Turkey.

"There really are no words to describe this sort of pain, and we know a lot of people will be feeling this heartbreak with us as he was loved by so many. Jaxon would help anybody and everybody around him.

"And now I hope we can get around Sharee and Mark to help assist in any way we can, starting with raising the funds to bring our son, brother, uncle and friend home and assist with funeral expenses. If you are in a position to help, we (as a family) would really appreciate it."

Jaxon had 225,000 followers on Instagram and on his profile, he regularly shared details of his workout, as well as inspirational quotes. His last post before his death was a photo published five days ago of him and two friends in the gym, with the caption: "Action yields results. Results yield competence. Confidence is a byproduct of competence.

"Outwork your self doubt. Concrete your self identity through perpetual action geared towards self development. Your opinion of you far outweighs others' opinion of you. Respect starts with how you view yourself. Do it for you."

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