Popular influencer dies suddenly on holiday - days after 30th birthday
A popular fitness influencer suddenly passed away while on holiday, just days after celebrating his 30th birthday. Jaxon Tippet, an Australian bodybuilder and social media personality, suddenly died in Turkey on Sunday, 10 November, his family has confirmed.
A post uploaded to social media read: "From what we have been told, Jax passed away due to a heart attack while in Turkey." A family member has since set up a GoFundMe page in a bid to raise funds to help bring Jax's body home to Australia. The 30 year old, who hails fro the Gold Coast, leaves behind a young son.
A message on the fundraiser page reads: "It comes with such heartbreak and heavy hearts that our beloved Jaxon has tragically passed away while on a holiday to Turkey. There really are no words to describe this sort of pain, and we know a lot of people will be feeling this heartbreak with us as he was loved by so many.
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"Jaxon would help anybody and everybody around him and now I hope we can get around share and mark to help assist in any way we can, starting with raising the funds to bring our son, brother, uncle and friend home and assist with funeral expenses."
Jaxon described himself as a model, podcaster and coach. His Instagram account has over 224,000 followers and he regularly shared fitness content, as well as motivational messages. The influencer had been open about turning his life around after previously being addicted to steroids. In 2022, Jaxon opened up about his struggles on a podcast, revealing that turning to Christianity helped him to turn his life around.
Jaxon said: "I lost a girlfriend, I nearly lost my family from it and I nearly went to jail as I got caught with my own personal use of steroids. I didn't go to jail and the reason is, I truly believe God was looking over me. He saw some potential in me and he saw a greater person in me. That was my sign that I am meant to do something with my life; not just be in jail, not just be this steroid addict."
Jaxon's final Instagram post saw him getting a new tattoo which read 'Jesus is King' across his shoulders. He told his followers: "Six years ago I was in the worst state of my life, I had no job no vision or purpose in life. I was homeless at one stage, my health was on the edge of ending due to health reasons from drug addiction, I was facing jail time, and was heavily suffering suicidal thoughts daily while trying to attempt suicide 3 times.
"What saved me - Jesus. I prayed with my family on the exact day I walked into my last court case and walked out a free man, since then I have never looked back. It's been one hell of a journey but I wouldn't change it for anything. As the saying goes sometimes you have to hit an all time low to hit an all time high."
