16-year-old TikTok influencer from North Carolina with over 1 million followers dies

ABC 11 — A popular teenage TikTok influencer has died at the age of 16.

Joshua Blackledge died at home on March 18, according to an obituary shared by Noe-Brooks Funeral Home of Morehead City, North Carolina.

A cause of death from Carteret County records has not been listed.

Joshua was an avid social media user who had over 1 million followers on TikTok, where he posted under the username f30joshh.

Tens of thousands of TikTok users have since flooded Joshua’s last TikTok post with condolence messages.

“Rest in peace you’re gone too soon,” wrote one user.

“I actually can’t believe he’s passed away like i’m in shock this is very sad,” another added.

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