Overview

• Mikayla Raines, 29, died by suicide on June 23, her husband Ethan announced in an emotional video on Save A Fox’s YouTube channel.
• She battled depression, autism and borderline personality disorder despite years of therapy and medications that offered little relief.
• A prolonged online harassment campaign from strangers, acquaintances and rival sanctuaries intensified her ordeal, Ethan said.
• Raines founded the Save A Fox nonprofit in 2016 to rescue and rehabilitate foxes and other exotic animals, growing her YouTube audience to over 2 million subscribers.
• Ethan Raines has vowed to carry on her rescue work and has received an outpouring of support and condolences across social media.