An influencer and model has died after falling from the 27th floor of a skyscraper in Dubai, prompting an investigation by local authorities.
Kauana Bilhar, 27, who had a significant online following for her modeling and travel content, died following the plunge. Authorities are examining the incident and have not ruled out any possibilities, including accident, suicide, homicide, or femicide.
Her mother, Darla Bilhar, confirmed her daughter's death on July 7. "There are no words capable of expressing the magnitude of the longing you left behind," Darla Bilhar stated. "Today you are no longer by my side as I dreamed, but you will live forever within me. I love you infinitely, my girl. Until the day we can meet again."
Darla Bilhar has traveled to Dubai to oversee the investigation and make arrangements for her daughter's body to be returned to Brazil. In one of her last social media posts, dated June 25, Bilhar had celebrated her engagement to her partner, Barbara Abrantes. The exact date of Bilhar's death remains unclear.
Her mother has appealed for respect for her daughter's memory following what she described as malicious comments and fabricated stories on social media. "My daughter deserves respect. She can no longer respond to the accusations, the malicious comments, the stories that are being created about her. It is with my soul in pieces that I come to speak out," she said.
This incident draws a parallel to a previous case where a British tourist, Harrison Hanley, died in April after falling from an internal balcony of a hotel in Tenerife. An inquest later ruled his death a tragic accident, attributing it to traumatic shock from the fall.