Instagram Travel Influencer Lee MacMillan, 28, Killed by Train in Noleta

Santa Barbara Police confirmed that highly followed Instagram personality and world traveler Lee MacMillan, 28, was hit and killed by a train last Friday by the intersection of State and Hollister roads in Noleta. 

Police had issued an alert that week asking members of the public for any information on MacMillan’s disappearance, noting she had left her home without car, keys, wallet, or cell phone. Although there was no suicide note, police expressed concern that MacMillan’s death had been self-inflicted. 

On December 5 last year, she discussed her struggles with depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts at some length on an Instagram video post. In the post, she linked her mental health struggles to putting her own needs last and those of others first.