Topless Influencer’s Video Turns Into Tragedy As She Hangs Out Of Moving Car’s Window
Note. This story is being republished for context. It first made international news in October 2017.
A Russian woman died while on holiday in the Dominican Republic after a dangerous stunt, captured on a mobile phone, ended in a fatal accident. The incident shocked viewers around the world and reignited conversations about the risks of reckless behavior encouraged by social media.
Natalia Borodina, who was 35 years old at the time, was riding in the passenger seat of a moving car near Punta Cana. During the drive, she leaned out of the window with the upper half of her body outside the vehicle while her friend recorded her on a phone. Borodina was nude except for a bikini bottom and appeared to be posing playfully for the camera.
In the video, she can be seen smiling and sticking her finger into her mouth, seemingly unaware of the danger. Moments later, her body struck a lamp post along the highway. The impact caused severe injuries.
The vehicle was reportedly being driven by Borodina’s friend, 32 year old Ivanna Boirachuk, who was also the person filming the video at the time. The accident happened on a busy road, where there was little margin for error. Emergency services were called, and Borodina was rushed to a nearby hospital.
According to reports from Russian media, the injuries she sustained were critical. Despite medical efforts, she later died in hospital. Authorities confirmed that the incident was accidental, though it raised serious concerns about distracted driving and unsafe behavior in moving vehicles.
Selfie of Natalia Borodina, Photo Credit: Twitter/Fundacion ACCION 13
35 year old Natalia Borodina was nude except for her bikini bottom, with the upper half of her body handing out the window as she played to the camera.
The mother-of-one is seen in the video playfully sticking her finger in her mouth just moments before she hit a lamp post.
Selfie of Natalia Borodina, Photo Credit: Twitter/Berita Terkini
The incident took place on a highway near Punta Cana, and the video was recorded by 32-year-old Ivanna Boirachuk, Natalia’s friend and the person believed to be driving at the time.
According to Russian media reports, Natalia sustained serious injuries and succumbed after she was rushed to hospital.
Screenshot of video in which Natalia Borodina was tragically killed hanging out of a car window, Photo Credit: Mundo Deportivo
Her son, who was about eight years old, was also in the Dominican Republic.
Natalia was originally from Zlatoust, an industrial city in the Urals, but she relocated to regional capital Chelyabinsk before moving to Moscow.
Screenshot of video in which Natalia Borodina was tragically killed hanging out of a car window, Photo Credit: Twitter/Ungun known M
At the time of her death, she had been working in Cannes, France, as a luxury estate agent – selling properties to wealthy Russian buyers.
Friends said that her family knew about Natalia’s gruesome death.
