Overview

• Honduran newscast La Tarde reported that Rivas died from an epileptic crisis and confirmed her death.
• Rivas was a CHTV morning presenter and journalism student who amassed more than 100,000 followers on TikTok and about 16,000 on Instagram.
• Local media report the death is classified as natural, and no autopsy will be carried out.
• Family accounts cited by local outlets said she had epilepsy and was medicated, and some reports say she consumed alcohol hours before her death despite medical advice.
• CHTV, her university peers, and collaborators such as Los Venados 504 posted public tributes, while her final social posts drew condolence messages from followers.