Influencer Farah El Kadhi dies after suspected heart attack: reports

Farah El Kadhi, a popular Tunisian social media influencer, died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 36, according to several reports.

She was reportedly vacationing on the European island of Malta when she suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday, June 17, according to the Times of Malta and Malta Today.

In a statement to PEOPLE on Friday, June 21, a representative of the Maltese police confirmed that on June 17, “the death of a 36-year-old Tunisian woman was confirmed at Mater Dei Hospital.”

The Maltese police representative also wrote that no further comment could be made as a judicial inquiry and police investigation were still ongoing.

PEOPLE contacted Mater Dei Hospital, which did not immediately respond.

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Farah is an architect at the Tunisian architecture firm Key Concept and boasts 1.1 million followers on her Instagram account, which was filled with posts showing her in stylish outfits.

Her most recent Instagram post was shared on July 7. In the picture, which was tagged as being taken in Mykonos, Kahdi wore a red and white dress. The caption read, “Les violettes sont bleues.. les roses sont rouges.. ❤️🩷,” which translates to English as, “Violets are blue… roses are red.”

A day earlier, she posted a photo of herself sitting outside, carrying a chic black handbag. She captioned it: “I can spend my life eating spaguetti alle vongole o al pomodoro, drinking prosecco, wearing Prada and singing the songs of Eros Ramazzoti!”

Soulayma Hneynia, a North African influencer who is also on Love Island Maltasaid in an Instagram story post that El Kadhi died “peacefully in his sleep,” according to the New York Post And The times of Malta.

She also described her friend as a “truly wonderful person, known for her kindness, generosity and warmth.”

In her latest Instagram post, commenters paid tribute to the influencer, with one user writing: “No words 💔 May your memory last forever 🙏🏻.”

Another commenter wrote in French, which translates to English: “I can’t believe it! I’m shocked, we will miss you baby! I will never forget you ♥️ RIP my love.”