Mikayla Raines was a fox rescue activist and YouTube star who garnered over 2.4 million subscribers on the platform

YouTube star and animal rights activist Mikayla Raines has died by suicide, according to her husband who shared the news in an emotional video on her channel. She was 29. Ethan Raines shared that Mikayla had suffered from various mental health struggles over the years and had issues dealing with online criticism and negative comments about her.

Mikayla Raines, 30, founded SaveAFox in 2017 with the mission of saving domesticated foxes from fur farms and amassed millions of online followers through videos highlighting her work and the many furry friends that came through her rescue.