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Travel influencer dies in Nicaragua river accident
24-year-old French travel influencer Emma Marie Laurent drowned with two others when their truck was swept into Nicaragua's Nahualapa River.
In brief
24-year-old French travel influencer Emma Marie Laurent drowned with two others when their truck was swept into Nicaragua's Nahualapa River. Emma Marie Laurent, 24, died alongside Swiss tourist Noë Lina Luscher and Nicaraguan hotel worker Karen Lopez Montano after their truck was swept away by a river current in…
Travel influencer dies in Nicaragua river accident
French travel influencer Emma Marie Laurent, 24, drowned alongside Swiss tourist Noë Lina Luscher, 20, and Nicaraguan hotel worker Karen Lopez Montano when their pickup truck was swept into Nicaragua's Nahualapa River.
“They crossed a river at the time when they [shouldn’t have]”
Truck swept by river current
The Toyota Hilux truck driver survived after the vehicle was swept away by powerful currents in El Manzano, Nicaragua, on Oct. 9, 2026.
Influencer's final post
Laurent shared a post on Sept. 26, 2026, saying, 'The goal in life: to find someone who prefers this to a five-star hotel.'
“The goal in life: to find someone who prefers this to a five-star hotel.”
The headline
Emma Marie Laurent, 24, died alongside Swiss tourist Noë Lina Luscher and Nicaraguan hotel worker Karen Lopez Montano after their truck was swept away by a river current in Nicaragua.
