Save A Fox rescue has confirmed the passing of Finnegan the Fox, a beloved animal known to millions through the organization’s YouTube videos. The news was shared publicly on January 30 in a video posted to the Save A Fox channel by Ethan Frankamp, the widower of founder Mikayla Raines. In the emotional update, Frankamp explained that Finnegan had actually died around two months earlier, but the family needed time before they could speak about the loss. Finnegan had become a familiar and comforting presence to viewers who followed the rescue’s work with foxes and other animals.
In a pinned comment under the video, Frankamp apologized for the delay in making the announcement. He shared that the family had been dealing with multiple personal losses, which made it very difficult to process and edit the video. Raines, who founded Save A Fox in 2017 and built it into a widely followed animal rescue, died in 2025. Frankamp said that grieving his wife while also losing Finnegan made the situation “impossibly hard,” but he felt it was important to finally share the truth with supporters.
