Kiwi fitness influencer Raechelle Chase dies, coroner investigating
Raechelle Chase, a former bodybuilder and mum of 5, has been remembered as the "kindest soul". Former competitive bodybuilder and Auckland-based fitness model Raechelle Chase, a mother of five, has died at the age of 41. Chase, who had 1.4 million followers on Facebook and had previously worked as a fitness model and fitness mentoring coach, had 1 million followers. She was the first Kiwi woman to participate in the figure Olympia bodybuilding event in Las Vegas in 2011. In 2016, Chase detailed her separation from her husband, Chris Chase, which she claimed was toxic and abusive, and was imprisoned for 10 years in 2012 for distributing designer drug similar to ecstasy. The Ministry of Justice confirmed that Chase's death was being investigated by the Coroner.
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A former competitive bodybuilder and Auckland-based fitness model, Raechelle Chase has died.
Chase, a mother of 5, had 1.4 million followers on Facebook, where she posted inspirational posts about staying fit as a single mum. She died earlier this month.
She was the first Kiwi woman to have taken part in the figure Olympia bodybuilding event back in 2011 in Las Vegas.
In recent years, she has worked as a fitness model and influencer who offered online fitness mentoring.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice confirmed Chase’s death was active in front of the Coroner.
”Given the recent nature of the death, no further information is available at this stage,” the spokesperson said.
Keith O’Connell, a friend of Chase’s, said her death was “sudden and unexpected”, and she was one of the “kindest souls” he had known.
In 2016, Chase wrote an article for Stuff, detailing her separation from her husband, Chris Chase, which she said was “toxic and abusive”.
Chris Chase was imprisoned for 10 years after being arrested in 2012 for his role in distributing a designer drug, similar to ecstasy, around New Zealand.
“The relationship I was in taught me many things about what I don't want, and what I need to steer very clear off. It wasn't just me that suffered, it was my entire family,” Chase wrote.
“So if you know you are in an abusive relationship and you don't have the courage to leave, do it for your children. Grab hold of whatever you need long enough to survive crawling out of that hole because I promise you it will be worth it.”
Temas: Fitness