Published 09:14 IST, July 9th 2020
Ohlana death: 26-year-old Twitch streamer dies by apparent suicide
Ohlana death: In what has been a difficult week for the online gaming community, another Twitch streamer has passed away at the age of 26.
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Popular Twitch streamer Lannie, better known by her moniker "Ohlana", passed away at the age of 26. She was quite influential within the gaming community and was mostly seen streaming Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Valorant. She also streamed IRL (in real life) content, giving fans a glimpse of her latest travelling adventures. Ohlana would also frequently chill with her fans in the Just Chatting section. She had been active on Twitch since 2016, and hit 100,000 followers on the online streaming service. She had also built a following of over 186,000 people on Instagram.
Ohlana: Cause of death
As first reported by Dexterto, Ohlana died by apparent suicide, although it isn’t clear what exactly lead up to the Twitch streamer to take her own life. However, concerns were raised by fans and those close to her after she had posted a series of tweets and Instagram stories over the last couple of days that seemingly painted a picture of a tormented person struggling to reach out and open up to those close to her, lest she may end up in a situation that would only make her feel worse. She also went live on Twitch a few days before her passing and titled the stream "need sum luv :'(,".
depressed ppl struggle to reach out in fear the ones closest to them will have cops show up and forcefully confine them against their will. so they’re stuck feeling alone with their dark thoughts because they don’t want to be trapped where they just feel worse.
— ohlana (@_ohlana) July 6, 2020
it’s not anybody’s fault
— ohlana (@_ohlana) July 6, 2020
Gaming community mourns the loss of Ohlana
Following the tragic news, a number of friends and fellow Twitch streamers took to social media platforms to express their grief with an outpouring of messages in her memory.
It pains me to see you gone, but I’m happy we crossed paths. You were an amazing friend and one I always will cherish forever in my heart. I’ll miss you and miss sending you your daily dose of ratchet lol. Love you always. Rest in paradise ❤️
— 🏳️🌈pizzasenpai🏳️🌈✨🍕BLM (@pizzasapien) July 8, 2020
Just heard about @_ohlana ....I am absolutely heart broken to know she has passed away... She flew out to hang with me in Korea a few years back cause I told her she needed a break. It was so much fun when she came. She was beautiful inside and out and I'm so sorry this happened.
— NoSleeptv (@Nosleepnstv) July 8, 2020
I’m really glad I got to meet you. The time we spent together was short but sweet, just like you LOL. Omg you were so funny. I always wished we had more time together. I’ll miss you my friend. Rest easy💜
— jenny ✌🇹🇼 (@bawnsai) July 8, 2020
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Ohlana has become the third Twitch streamer to have passed away in the last week after Grand Theft Auto 5 roleplayer Kenny ‘Blue622’ Tancredi died at the age of 30 and another Twitch streamer Byron ‘Reckful’ Bernstein aged 31, a fixture in the World of Warcraft community, died by suicide.
Kenny's death was described as sudden and unexpected where the exact reason behind his death hasn't been revealed. Twitch veteran Byron Bernstein took his own life after a series of strange and unsettling vague posts on Twitter where he stated that an insane person does not feel in control of their actions.
Image credits: Ohlana | Instagram
09:14 IST, July 9th 2020