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26-Year-Old Makenzi Kern Dies on St. Barths Bachelorette Trip

6/19/2026

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Makenzi Kern died on June 8 at age 26 from complications during Jade Jones’s bachelorette trip in St. Barthélemy, France.
She was a Council Bluffs, Iowa native, 2022 Iowa State graduate, and YMCA of Greater Omaha employee.
Jade Jones, fiancée of Tyrese Haliburton, posted a June 17 Instagram tribute calling Kern their cheerleader.
Tyrese Haliburton shared an Instagram story with a photo of Kern and Jones, captioned “We will love and miss you Kenz.”

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Makenzi Kern died on June 8 at age 26 from complications during Jade Jones’s bachelorette trip in St. Barthélemy, France.
She was a Council Bluffs, Iowa native, 2022 Iowa State graduate, and YMCA of Greater Omaha employee.
Jade Jones, fiancée of Tyrese Haliburton, posted a June 17 Instagram tribute calling Kern their cheerleader.
Tyrese Haliburton shared an Instagram story with a photo of Kern and Jones, captioned “We will love and miss you Kenz.”