Ashlee Jenae death: Proposal video surfaces as fiancé faces backlash after US influencer dies in Tanzania | Watch

A video showing Ashlee Jenae’s fiancé proposing to her has surfaced shortly after the Miami-based lifestyle influencer was found dead in a Tanzania hotel.

Published on: Apr 13, 2026 2:26 PM IST

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A video showing Ashlee Jenae’s fiancé proposing to her has surfaced shortly after the 31-year-old Miami-based lifestyle influencer was found dead in a Tanzania hotel. Ashlee died just days after her engagement to Joe McCann.

While Joe claimed that Ashlee died by suicide during their trip, her loved ones have disputed the theory.

Proposal video surfaces

Ashlee’s Tanzania trip was meant to celebrate her 31st birthday and her recent engagement to Joe, with whom she shared several photos on Instagram.

An April 4 post shared by Ashlee shows her and Joe walking a lioness when Joe gets down on one knee and proposes to her with a ring. Ashlee says yes, and the two then kiss and embrace.

“Still taking this in… somewhere in Africa,” the post is captioned.

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Instagram users congratulated the couple in the comment section after she posted the video. “Officially my new favorite couple. Congratulations homie,” one user wrote. “N that’s a rock!!!! On that fingaaaaa,” said another.

“AHHHHHH CONGRATULATIONS!!!! so beyond happy for you,” wrote a user, while another said, “let’s fuc**** gooooo”.

Aslee’s close friend, PR executive Savannah Britt, shared on X that the influencer had gotten engaged on her birthday. Savannah also dismissed the suicide claim, saying her friend would “never commit suicide.”

“We need justice for my friend Ashlee Jenae who was found dead in her hotel in Tanzania and her fiance Joe McCann claims she hung herself. Anyone who knows Ash knows she would NEVER commit suicide. We need answers now!” she wrote on X.

Ashlee was found dead at the Serval Wildlife Resort in Tanzania, following which Joe said that Tanzanian authorities determined she died by hanging and have characterized the death as a suicide.

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