Popular Twitch streamer and professional poker player Lilya Novikova, also known as ‘Liay5’, has passed away after she was electrocuted in her bathtub, according to the BBC.
Per the report, an elderly neighbor, a longstanding friend of Novikova’s parents, found Novikova’s body in the bathtub, after receiving an emergency call from Novikova’s parents. Novikova reportedly suffered a fatal electric shock while using a hair dryer in the flat, where she lived with her parents.
Russia’s Investigative Committee (SK) confirmed she had been electrocuted. All the reports suggest that it was an accident.
Novikova, 26, died just a few days from turning 27.