A Disney theme park influencer has reportedly died after suffering a horrific allergic reaction during a holiday event. She was 34 years old.
On December 5th, Dominique Brown was attending a gourmet event hosted by pop culture-themed merchandise retailer Box Lunch in Los Angeles when the heartbreaking medical emergency occurred.
According to the Daily Mail, the Long Beach-based content creator provided information to other participants who unknowingly ate food containing the ingredients they were allergic to.
According to a social media user of X who claims to know her, the vlogger “immediately felt unwell” and immediately went to the hospital.
“She was my mom’s best friend for 10 years,” X user @hideyagrannies wrote on the platform. “She asked if there were peanuts in the food, and everyone told her no.”
PEOPLE reported that Brown was given CPR at the event and a 911 call was immediately made.
“We are devastated that Dominic Brown, a beloved member of the Box Lunch Collective, passed away after suffering a medical emergency at a Box Lunch event in Los Angeles on Thursday,” Box Lunch said in a statement. This was stated in a statement to the media.
“Our hearts go out to her family and friends and we will do everything we can to support them, the members of BoxLunch Collective, and our team during this difficult time.”
Brown’s official cause of death has not been released.
Ramos’ brother, Patrick Ramos, from California, wrote in the comments section of her last Instagram post, in which she was photographed smiling and joking while wearing a Winnie the Pooh-themed costume inside the Disney Store. about Ramos’ death.
“I wanted to take a moment to thank her fans on social media for showing her so much love and light,” Ramos said. “Disney certainly brought her joy, but finding a community that loved her and Disney as much as she did was unparalleled. Her sister, her best friend, and that contagious spirit she always had. I will miss your smile. I am truly grateful from the bottom of my heart.
In the Disney enthusiast’s last post, she credited BoxLunch for her Winnie the Pooh-themed sweater.
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Brown recently attended the premiere of Moana 2 and frequently posts about new rides and experiences Disney has to offer.
In addition to content creation, she created BlackGirlDisney, a collaboration with her friend Mia Vuong, a Dallas-based real estate agent, to bring more women of color into the Disney influencer space. I also helped with the production.
Kanokporn Tansuan, a doctor at New York University Langone, died last year after suffering an allergic reaction to food she ate at a Disney Springs restaurant, according to a lawsuit filed by her husband, Jeffrey Piccolo.
According to the complaint, Tan Xuan told servers at the Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant multiple times on Oct. 5, 2023, that he had a nut and dairy allergy.
Staff reportedly insisted Tan Xuan’s meal could be dairy-free, so Tan Xuan ordered broccoli and corn fritters, scallops, and onion rings, but shortly after finishing his meal Tan Xuan collapsed and died at a local hospital.
