Viral Video of Livestreamer Facing Threats on Rhode Island Bike Path

A video posted by a livestreamer showing a threatening encounter on a Rhode Island bike path has gained significant attention online. The footage, claimed to depict a man threatening the streamer, comes after a body was reportedly found in the same location.

Henry Poston, who records himself while engaging in coffinboarding lying flat on an electric longboard, shared the video on X, a social media platform, where it has garnered 3 million views since Wednesday.

The incident occurred on September 29 when Poston encountered a cyclist introducing himself as Joshua. The cyclist attempted to lead Poston off the bike path into the wooded area by a canal. Despite leaving the area, Poston was followed by the man who requested the livestream be turned off and then issued a threat.

Your ass is sucking canal water, the man warned. You know what that means right? That means I already killed you, you’re dead in the bottom of the river.

Poston recounted the incident in his post, stating, I genuinely believed I was going to die that day. He managed to escape by traveling approximately six miles away from the dangerous situation.

He noted, What makes this story even more disturbing is that under two months earlier, another man had been found dead in the river at the exact same location where this man threatened to kill me and throw my body. The police are still investigating the earlier death.

In another post, Poston clarified that he was referring to Efrain A. Espinoza, a 28-year-old whose body was found in the Blackstone River in August after being reported missing. Poston emphasized he had no evidence linking both incidents.

This story is developing and updates will follow.