Emilie Kiser Returns to Social Media After Taking a Hiatus Ahead of Anniversary of 3-Year-Old Son Trigg’s Death

Zoey LyttleMon, June 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM UTC

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Emilie Kiser and son Trigg.
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Emilie Kiser returned to social media nearly one month after announcing she was taking a break ahead of the anniversary of her 3-year-old son Trigg's death in May 2025.

The toddler died on May 18, 2025, after a drowning incident in their backyard pool; Emilie was not home at the time, and her husband Brady was caring for their younger son, Theodore, now 1, when Trigg fell into the water

The 27-year-old content creator took a longer hiatus from posting online following the accident, and she's consistently opened up about her grief journey

Emilie Kiser has returned to social media nearly one month after announcing that she was taking time offline ahead of the anniversary of her 3-year-old son Trigg's death.

The influencer's late toddler died in the hospital on May 18, 2025, six days after he fell in their backyard pool while Emilie, 27, was not home. Her husband, Brady Kiser, 29, was watching their younger son Teddy, now 1, when Trigg fell.

Shortly before the one-year anniversary of the tragedy, Emilie announced that she was taking a "much-needed" break from social media, as she described it in a video posted on May 9. Weeks later, the content creator posted on her Instagram Stories to share how she spent the time away from her digital platform.

Emilie Kiser's Instagram Stories post on June 1, 2026.
Credit: Emilie Kiser/Instagram

"Hi guys. I have missed you and missed posting on here. With that being said, l am so grateful for the time I took off of posting and the way that allowed me to be with my family, and feel all the emotions and waves of grief in the hardest month of our lives," the mom of two wrote on Monday, June 1.

"We were able to connect deeper with long-distance family and take some time away ourselves, which gave us some needed space from parts of daily life that have felt especially difficult this past month and year," she continued. "We made new memories as a family with Teddy and most importantly spent time together remembering our Triggy. I am so grateful for the sweet messages and love that I have come back to. I truly have the best community and I couldn't do this job without you guys."

In the lead-up to May, Emilie shared several videos reflecting on her grief and recalling the tragedy, which she described as "very preventable" in a TikTok posted on April 30 in honor of Water Safety Awareness Month.

"This is a topic that I will continue to talk about when I feel comfortable, because it is so extremely hard to talk about, and I hope that people can understand that," she said. "Our son's death was very preventable. It was an accident, but it was a preventable accident. I will always take full accountability for that, because as a parent, it is your job to protect your child."

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She continued to cite statistics about the frequency of such fatalities. "Drowning is the number one cause of death in children 3 and under," said Emilie. "And that is an extremely hard statistic to swallow because I truly just can't believe how much it happens."

The influencer emphasized her hope that her message would reach parents and hopefully prevent more tragedies from occurring. She urged parents to take "more preventive measures to protect their children."

"I really hope that if you see this video, you please, please, please install a pool fence. Make sure you have door alarms. Make sure if you have door alarms, all of your batteries are . Please make sure that you watch your children around water," Emilie said.

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The mom also encouraged her viewers to enroll their children in Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) lessons, just as she did for her younger son Teddy. She noted that parents can look up certified instructors in their area on the ISR website.

"ISR gives your child a chance to live. We have already seen such a dramatic change in our son, who is only a year old, by having him in ISR lessons every single day," Emilie observed. "I cannot believe how quickly he has picked up techniques. I'm so proud of him, and I really hope that other parents sign their kids up."

Additionally, regarding both pool safety and safety in general, Emilie expressed her hope that parents will get CPR training. "CPR is so important, and knowing how to do CPR so important," she said. "Whether it's your child, whether it's another child, whether it's an adult that you need to help, knowing CPR is so important, whether it's drowning, choking, anything else."

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