A 37-year-old streamer has died during a live broadcast after allegedly accepting payment to consume a bottle of whisky and six grams of cocaine within three hours. Sergio Jimenez was found kneeling on his bed in a 'prayer-like' position by his brother at their family home in Vilanova i la Geltru, near Barcelona, in the early hours of New Year's Eve.
Police have confirmed they are investigating Spain's first extreme online challenge death and have not ruled out expanding the probe to determine if anyone could be held criminally accountable for incitement to risky behaviour. The streamer's webcam was still on, and viewers who had allegedly paid for the challenge continued to comment, with some asking if he was 'sleeping off a hangover.'
Jimenez's mother, Teresa, told local media she had pleaded with her son not to drink alcohol due to medication he was taking for psychiatric problems. She said he ignored her, claiming he would skip his tablets to drink. His brother Daniel described finding an almost empty whisky bottle, energy drinks, and a pile of cocaine on a red plate beside the body.
The streamer is believed to have been imitating Simon Perez, a well-known Spanish 'e-beggar' who performs drug-fuelled challenges for donations. Perez expressed condolences in a YouTube video, saying, 'It could have happened to me but it's happened to Sergio.'
The case echoes the death of French influencer Raphael Graven, who died in August 2025 after a 10-day live-streamed ordeal involving physical violence. French authorities launched a judicial investigation into that incident.
