Influencer, 28, dies after collapsing at party on island & spending months in hospital where she ‘couldn’t eat or walk’

A TRAVEL influencer who fell seriously ill after collapsing at a party on New Year’s Eve has died following a lengthy health battle.

Famous YouTuber Vanessa Konopka had to spend several months in a hospital in the Philippines after losing her capability to eat and walk, as shared by her distraught partner.

Woman in blue bikini smiling in shallow tropical water.
Travel vlogger Vanessa Konopka has died months after being left stranded in a hospital in the Philippines following getting ill at a partyCredit: ViralPress
Woman wearing a rainbow fanny pack.
She was partying with the locals on the beautiful vacation island of Boracay when she collapsed on December 31Credit: ViralPress
A young woman in a hospital bed giving a peace sign.
Vanessa was stranded in hospital for monthsCredit: ViralPress

Doctors diagnosed Vanessa with pneumonia and severe liver damage when she was rushed in for treatment.

The vlogger, originally from Solingen, was confined to her bed by her sicknesses, which severely affected her body for weeks following a party gone wrong on the picturesque Boracay island.

During this time, Vanessa couldn’t speak, sit up by herself or go outside for fresh air.

As her condition slowly improved, she went back to posting online to her followers.

Vanessa ran a successful vlog alongside Brazilian boyfriend Fernando called “Happiness Crossing”.

It was usually filled with exciting footage documenting the couple’s travels but in the past few months it was footage from Vanessa’s hospital bed.

Fans soon started to grown concerned over Vanessa when her skin appeared to be turning yellow from jaundice in the videos.

But in a hopeful update on February 20, Fernando said his girlfriend was “out of danger”.

He wrote online: “Vanessa is out of danger now, she reunited with her mother and they are both now in Boracay [Philippines].

“They will wait a few more days until Vanessa gets strong enough so she can go back to Germany for treatment.”

Influencer, 27, dies ‘after choking on dinner’ in front of horrified family

To reunite Vanessa with her family, Fernando launched a fundraising campaign on GoFundMe to collect donations from their supporters for an air ambulance service to transport her back home.

Tragically, just two weeks after the update, Vanessa passed away.

Heartbroken Fernando confirmed she died on March 7 as he said: “Once again, I can only ask for your prayers so that God may bring comfort to the hearts of her loved ones.

“I trust in him, I know he is with Vanessa and I know God is always with us.

“Kushka, if you are perhaps reading this somewhere, thank you so much for teaching me how to love myself, it doesn’t matter what other people think, she showed me how to love myself, and how to follow my dreams.

“I will forever love you and we may see each other again.”

The couple first met in Australia before they moved in together in the Philippines in December 2022.

They lived happily on Boracay, where they recorded lots of content showing of their ideal island lifestyle.

Woman in bikini taking selfie on Boracay beach.
Vanessa had spent the last few years vlogging her life in the PhilippinesCredit: ViralPress
A young woman and man smiling for a photo.
Her Brazilian boyfriend Fernando left a touching tribute for his partnerCredit: ViralPress
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