On May 8th, the mainland internet celebrity “Xingbao” Wang Jinyi passed away suddenly due to epilepsy, at the young age of 17 years old.
According to the announcement released by Wang Jinyi’s family on May 10th through social media, “Xingbao” Wang Jinyi passed away unexpectedly from epilepsy at 12:10 p.m. on May 8th in Anshan, at the age of 17.
Public information shows that Wang Jinyi was the third child in the family, she had developmental delays since childhood and faced language barriers. Despite these challenges, she had a sweet appearance with a smile that would light up her eyes, earning her the nickname “Xingbao”.
Xingbao was taken care of full-time by her mother on a daily basis, and even went on a holiday trip with her family during the May Day holiday. Just the day before the incident (May 7), her family shared a video of her tidying up the house. In the video, Xingbao appeared as usual, cleaning the house diligently with her characteristic sweet smile, and there were no signs of any abnormalities throughout.
After the sudden news of “Xingbao’s” passing spread, netizens left messages of condolences in the comment section, saying, “Rest in peace! Young girl in her prime!” “Xingbao, make sure to grow up healthy and happy in the next life.”
Recently, several mainland internet celebrities have passed away consecutively.
The day after Xingbao’s passing, in the early morning of May 9th, cancer-fighting internet celebrity Wang Bingbing passed away due to ineffective treatment for cervical cancer, at the age of 29.
On May 5th, Henan internet celebrity “Zuilang” Guo Yonghua passed away at the age of 46.
On April 4th, 26-year-old internet-famous boxer A Niu (real name Tian Yanying) passed away due to cerebral hemorrhage and acute leukemia.
On March 24th, 41-year-old education internet celebrity Zhang Xuefeng passed away in Suzhou due to sudden cardiac death.
On March 20th, Beijing motorcycle internet celebrity Huang Youni (real name Huang Tao) passed away in an accident in Beijing at the age of 35.
On March 19th, investigative journalist Wei Hua from the urban channel of Henan Radio and Television Station passed away from a sudden heart attack at the age of 45.