Emilie Kiser First Interview Discusses Son's Drowning

Influencer Emilie Kiser has spoken publicly for the first time about the death of her three-year-old son, Trigg, who drowned in the family's backyard pool in May 2025. In an interview on Jay Shetty's "On Purpose" podcast, Kiser detailed the accident, her profound grief, and the difficult journey toward forgiving her husband, Brady, who was caring for their children at the time.

The accident occurred on May 12, 2025. Emilie Kiser, who was five weeks postpartum after the birth of their son Theodore, known as Teddy, had left for a dinner with friends. Approximately ten minutes after she arrived, Brady Kiser called to report that Trigg had fallen into the pool and was not breathing. The toddler was rushed to the hospital but died six days later, on May 18.

Kiser described the immediate aftermath as a period of intense anger and confusion, during which she was unsure if she could ever forgive her husband. She said the realization that the accident could have just as easily happened if she had been the one at home caring for their newborn shifted her perspective. At the time of the incident, Brady Kiser was thawing breast milk and trying to settle their five-week-old baby.