HEARTBREAKING: Beloved TV star d!es after plunging from 28th floor balcony
Tributes have poured in for the late star.
An Israeli-American entrepreneur and reality TV star has d!ed after plunging from the 28th storey of a luxurious Miami tower block. Yakir Levi, 45, was named by relatives as the individual who fell from the Acqualina Resort and Residences On The Beach in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, on Monday.
Officers and crews from the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) were called to reports of an adult male who had fallen from the structure shortly after 9.30pm. “Upon arrival, they confirmed an adult male had fallen, and MDFR determined he was deceased on the scene,” a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office spokesperson told the Daily Mail. Detectives are currently working to identify the deceased and inform next-of-kin, and were unable to confirm Levi’s identity. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Homicide Bureau has taken control of the investigation, which has been deemed an unclassified de@th inquiry.
Israeli-American reality TV star falls to his de@th from 28th floor of Miami hotel (Image: Instagram)
“The manner and cause of de@th will be determined by the autopsy results conducted by the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner,” the spokesperson added.
A woman listed as Levi’s sister on Facebook shared an emotional tribute, which read: “My dear, precious brother. I entrust his soul to the Creator. May someone wake me up from this crazy nightmare.”
Levi, who served as an IDF soldier before relocating to the United States, established the Los Angeles-based water damage and restoration firm 770 Water Damage Restoration, according to Los Angeles Magazine.
His social media profiles reveal that he previously pursued a career as a musician, and he embarked on an Israeli reality TV programme that broadcast on Israeli media company Reshet.
Levi was renowned for appearing in the Israeli Channel 13 documentary series The Americans, which tracks Israeli expatriates pursuing the American Dream while maintaining ties to their homeland.
The programme chronicled how he claimed he landed in the US with merely $300 before transforming it into millions through a thriving enterprise restoring properties affected by fires, floods and other catastrophes.
He was married to his wife, Meital Gershoni Levi, and they shared three children.
His heartbreaking last social media post was from the night before he d!ed. Levi was tagged in a group photo on Instagram that was captioned: “Nights we won’t remember with people we won’t forget.”
