'I take full accountability': Emilie Kiser's gut-wrenching words after her three-year-old son's tragic death

Influencer Emilie Kiser has broken her silence and has spoken out for the first time since the death of her three-year-old son. "Loss of this magnitude feels impossible to put into words," the Arizona-based influencer wrote in a post on TikTok. "I've spent days, weeks, months trying to find them [the right words] and also take the time I've needed to digest the loss of my baby."

This is the first time Arizona-based influencer has spoken out on social media since her 3-year-old son Trigg died in a drowning incident. The child died by drowning in her and her husband Brady's backyard pool on May 12 in a tragic incident.

“Loss of this magnitude feels impossible to put into words,” Kiser wrote via Instagram on Thursday, August 28. “I’ve spent days, weeks, months trying to find them and also take the time I’ve needed to digest the loss of my baby.”


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'We miss him every second'

She continued, “Trigg is our baby and our best friend. The light and spirit he brought into this world was bright, pure, joyful and undeniable. We miss him every second of every day and continuing forward often feels unbearable. I never thought we would experience grief in this way or the pain of losing him so suddenly.”

Kiser noted that “no family should ever have to endure” the “pain, heartache and void” they have experienced.

“I take full accountability as Trigg’s mother, and I know I should have done more to protect him,” she wrote. “One of the hardest lessons I carry is that a permanent pool fence could have saved his life, and it’s something I will never overlook again. I hope amidst this pain, Trigg’s story will help prevent other children and families from suffering the same loss.”

Kiser then thanked their family for their “unconditional love” and to her audience for the “kind messages.” In the emotional message, the content creator thanked her inner circle for their continued support throughout the devastating last few months.

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"We truly have the best and most supportive friends and family who have, quite literally, carried us through this and continue to do so daily," she wrote. "The support you have given us, the unconditional love, and the way you show up is something we will never be able to repay or thank you enough for.'

“The only way through grief is to keep going minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day and every moment since that day I’ve done my best to keep picking myself up,” she wrote. “When I started on social media in 2021 as a new mom, my goal was to connect with other moms and find a community. I have found that and so much more through all of you. I found a community, a hobby I love and a job I am so grateful for.”

She continued, “I have always been my authentic self on social media and tried my best to share my everyday life honestly, while also being mindful of what I didn’t choose to share. I now have seen through this tragedy how relationships online lack boundaries, especially in protecting children’s privacy. Moving forward, I will be establishing more boundaries with what I share online.”

Kiser concluded her statement by sharing that she hopes to “be in a place to share more about how I am navigating this grief, but right now, all I can say is thank you for the love, compassion, patience and space you’ve given us to grieve. I am grateful for it more than can ever be expressed.”

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At the end of her message, Emilie addressed her evolving relationship with her social media platform and her plans for the future as a content creator.

"When I started on social media in 2021 as a new mom, my goal was to connect with other moms and find a community," she wrote. "I now have seen through this tragedy how relationships online lack boundaries, especially in protecting children's privacy."

She concluded the post: "Moving forward, I will be establishing more boundaries with what I share online. In the future, I hope to be in a place to share more about how I am navigating this grief, but right now, all I can say is thank you for the love, compassion, patience and space you've given us to grieve. I am more grateful for it than can ever be expressed."

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How did Emilie Kiser's son drown?

Emilie Kiser's husband Brady, who was the only parent home at the time of the incident, initially said that he had lost sight of Trigg for three to five minutes before finding him in the pool. However, the Chandler Police Department's report later cited video evidence that Trigg "was in the backyard unsupervised for more than nine minutes, and in the water for about seven of those minutes."

Trigg was hospitalized after the incident and died six days later on May 18. Police confirmed to Us Weekly on May 18 that Trigg passed away that afternoon after being pulled unconscious from the family’s backyard pool on the evening of May 12. A cause of death was not shared at the time.

“The investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident remain ongoing. This is still an open investigation,” the department said in a statement. “Out of respect for the family’s privacy, we will not be releasing additional details until the investigation is closed.” Us confirmed in June that the investigation was closed.