In the past 7 days, 5 celebrities have passed away, ranging from the oldest at 45 years old to the youngest at only 21 years old, sparking attention.
According to statistics from the headline emerging author “Boat Unmoored” and others, from March 16 to 24 last month, within a short period of 9 days, to be precise, over 7 days, news of 5 unfortunate incidents was heard one after the other.
On the early morning of March 16th, the 21-year-old cancer-fighting blogger “Classmate Xiao Fei” passed away. According to previous reports by Extreme News, she was diagnosed with a rare type of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma at the age of 15. Over 6 years, she underwent 3 major surgeries, 18 rounds of chemotherapy, and 55 sessions of radiotherapy. Before her departure, she wrote a farewell letter saying: “I think my departure will not come like a storm, but more like a leaf quietly falling off a branch.” Despite feeling regretful, she described feeling immensely calm when writing these words.
Two days later on March 18th, the 33-year-old cancer-fighting blogger “Arin” also tragically passed away. Arin, whose real name is Wang Runchang, was a excavator operator. In May 2022, he was diagnosed with late-stage lung adenocarcinoma which had already metastasized throughout his body. At the time, his wife had just become pregnant with their second child. Faced with high medical expenses and uncertain outcomes, his wife tearfully gave up the child and sold the excavator. After undergoing multiple surgeries, on March 18th, he peacefully closed his eyes forever.
In the late night of March 19th, investigative journalist Wei Hua from Henan Urban Channel passed away at the age of 45 due to a sudden heart condition that was beyond rescue. He was reportedly one of the key journalists reporting on the “Aunt Mei case.” Additionally, he had also worked undercover to bust fraud rings in northern Myanmar, rescuing several trapped individuals.
On March 20th, the well-known 35-year-old motorcycle evaluation blogger “Oily” (real name Huang Tao) met with a fatal accident while testing a new motorcycle on Changchi Road in Changping, Beijing, and passed away. On the day of his death, he was test-driving a project vehicle that had only been on sale for 11 days. The day before the accident, he had pointed out in a video that there were hidden faults in the clutch system of the test-drive vehicle. He even warned his fans that March to May is the peak period for motorcycle accidents, with 50 motorcycle accidents occurring in Beijing alone last year. However, he still crossed over to the other side while riding.
On the afternoon of March 24th, exam tutoring lecturer Zhang Xuefeng suddenly passed away due to a heart-related sudden death. That morning, he was still live streaming. Zhang Xuefeng was 42 years old. In June 2016, he gained fame with a video titled “Interpreting 34 985 universities in 7 minutes.” According to Zhang Xuefeng’s company, he was exercising by running during lunch break that day when he suddenly felt discomfort in his heart and unfortunately passed away.
Data from the “Chinese Epidemiological Survey of Sudden Cardiac Death” shows that there are approximately 550,000 cases of sudden cardiac death in China each year, with the proportion of occurrence in the age group of 18 to 35 years old increasing significantly from 12% in 2015 to 28% in 2024. Sudden deaths are not only confined to internet celebrities and bloggers, but are also frequently reported among professionals in the finance, technology, medical, and law enforcement sectors.
Many mainland Chinese netizens lamented, “Nowadays, more and more young people are leaving us. Life is so unpredictable.” “This shows that this is an era unsuitable for human survival! Hopefully, experts can identify the root cause behind this!” “We don’t even know how many people die in a day, and these few individuals are just a few among them.”