Fitness YouTuber Connor Murphy’s death claims on social media have sparked chaos as fans and followers wait for official confirmation.
Fitness Volt, citing ThaiRath, reported that Murphy died at the age of 32 after drowning in a Thailand lake.
The Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province received an emergency call about a foreigner who entered a lake inside a luxury residential area on July 7 at around 3 pm.
Police, medical staff from Ramathibodi Chakri Naruebodindra Hospital, and Por Teck Tung Foundation rescuers reported to the emergency and discovered the body of the American national around 20 meters from shore.
Initial investigation does not find any signs of assault; however, the body has been sent for a formal autopsy. Investigators have also collected evidence and have planned toxicology tests.
Officials have informed the American embassy in Thailand about the incident.
Connor Murphy death hoax
Although there is no official confirmation of Murphy’s death from his family or any representative, numerous X accounts have posted about it.
As per the Hindustan Times, the claim was initiated on X from an anonymous creator account called BowTied Biohacker that posts content on bodybuilding, nutrition, and supplements.
It wrote, "RIP, Connor Murphy. Thank you for all the laughs and top-tier schizo posts. You were a lot smarter than people realized. Enjoy some real Divine Protein Shakes up there, king.”
Another X account, Clavicular Updates, with 36.4K followers also paid an emotional tribute to the fitness influencer.
He wrote, “Tony Huge announces the passing of fitness influencer and looksmaxer Connor Murphy due to him drowning in a lake. ‘In the end he drowned in his backyard lake, there were a lot more things that led up to that, but that is how he ended up passing away…’”
“He’s still there, his energy is still there, and his impact on the metaphysical world is everlasting… Irreplaceable, legacy lives forever, I’m grateful for him. He lives on the internet, in our heads, and in our hearts. Rest in peace, Connor Murphy,” the post continued.
Connor Murphy's final moments
According to ThaiRath, a village employee who recorded a video of Murphy, said that the fitness influencer started acting oddly.
As per security, he returned by taxi and offered the driver 1,000 baht and tried to approach another resident’s car, shouted loudly, rolled on the ground, and made a praying motion before the police arrived.
When the police came, Murphy ran to the lake, went in, and swam until he became exhausted and sank in water over 10 meters deep. Divers searched for him for about half an hour before they found him.
