Emilie Kiser said her son Trigg's death is a "void that no family should ever have to endure" in her first public statement since his May drowning.

The social media influencer posted a lengthy statement to her Instagram and TikTok accounts on Aug. 28, months after 3-year-old Trigg died on May 18 in what court documents called an accidental drowning. He had been pulled from a backyard pool in Chandler, Arizona, six days earlier, police previously confirmed to USA TODAY.

"Trigg is our baby and our best friend. The light and spirit he brought into this world was bright, pure, joyful, and undeniable," she said in the statement. "We miss him every second of every day and continuing forward often feels unbearable."

She added, "I never thought we would experience grief in this way o

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