Gianna Buzzetta, a 26-year-old executive pastry chef at the Jeune et Jolie restaurant in Carlsbad, was hiking the challenging waterfall trail with her boyfriend last week when disaster struck ...

The Michelin-starred restaurant will raise money for Buzzetta’s medical and burial expenses on Monday, April 7. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune) When Oceanside native Gianna Buzzetta ...

An acclaimed pastry chef was killed by a boulder during a picturesque hike on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, officials said. Gianna Buzzetta, a 26-year-old from California, was hit by a falling ...

Executive pastry chef for California-based restaurant Jeune et Jolie, Gianna Buzzetta, recently died on March 24, 2025, following an incident at the Makaleha Falls Trail in Hawaii the previous day.

According to the Kauai Fire Department, the woman, later identified as Gianna Buzzetta, was hiking the Makaleha Falls Trail in Kapaa on March 23 when she was hit in the head by a falling rock.

Gianna Buzzetta, who was just 26 years old, died while on vacation in Hawaii. A Carlsbad restaurant is holding a fundraiser to help with funeral expenses.

The Kauai Fire Department reports 26-year-old Gianna Buzzetta was hiking on Makaleha Falls Trail with her boyfriend Connor. Not long after they arrived at the trail, a boulder fell and struck the ...