Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. Mikayla Raines of Minnesota, an animal rescuer who shared her work on YouTube, has died by suicide, her husband Ethan Raines shared on Monday.

Mikayla Raines, owner of Save a Fox Rescue in Minnesota, poses with a fox. Raines died by suicide on Friday, June 20, 2025, her mother Sandi Raines told USA TODAY.

Mikayla Raines, owner of Save a Fox Rescue in Minnesota, poses with a fox. Raines died by suicide on Friday, June 20, 2025, her mother Sandi Raines told USA TODAY.

Beloved YouTube star and animal rights activist Mikayla Raines’ cause of death has been confirmed. The 29-year-old, whose animal rescue efforts earned her a loyal social media following, died by ...

Mikayla Raines, who accumulated millions of followers on social media for her work in rescuing and championing foxes and other animals, died on June 20 at her home in Faribault, Minn. She was 30.

Mikayla Raines, known for her animal rescue projects documented on YouTube, died by suicide after an increase in online harassment, her husband said. She was 29.

In a world that treats foxes as either fur or folly, Mikayla Raines saw something else entirely: Sentience. Not the cartoonish cleverness of folklore, nor the soft luxury of fashion, but the quiet ...

The Rice County Sheriff's office in Minnesota has confirmed the death of SaveAFox YouTuber Mikayla Raines. She was 29. The office responded to a request from Us Weekly for investigative ...

Late animal rescue YouTuber Mikayla Raines’ mom, Sandi Raines, spoke exclusively to Us Weekly about her late daughter’s final days, how online bullying affected her and her family’s plans to ...

Mikayla Raines/Instagram Ethan also noted that Mikayla, a wildlife activist with over 2.4 million subscribers on YouTube, was "so sensitive to everything,” which was “a double-edged sword." ...

Ms. Raines founded Save a Fox Rescue in 2017, after receiving her wildlife rehabilitation license and training as a veterinary technician. Her sanctuaries in Minnesota and later Florida became ...

Since 2009, Raines had maintained a YouTube channel for her animal rescue, Save a Fox Rescue, located in Rice County, Minnesota. The channel's following grew to more than 2.4 million subscribers.