When Oceanside native Gianna Buzzetta landed the prestigious job of pastry chef at Michelin-starred Jeune et Jolie restaurant in Carlsbad in the summer of 2022, she was just 23 years old.

Gianna Buzzetta was hiking with her boyfriend when the accident took place on Sunday, March 23 Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Gianna Buzzetta, 26, was hit by the falling debris on March 23 as she was checking out the Makaleha Falls waterfall in Kauai with boyfriend Connor Quinton, who was described as her “soon-to-be ...

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.

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 ...

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.

CARLSBAD, Calif. — A fundraiser is being held Monday night at Jeune et Jolie in Carlsbad to honor Gianna Buzzetta, a talented 26-year-old pastry chef who lost her life last month in a freak ...

Gianna Buzzetta, 26, was fatally struck by a falling boulder while visiting the Makaleha Falls in Kauai with her partner Connor Quinton on March 23. 'They heard a really loud noise. He looked up ...

Family members have identified 26-year-old Gianna Buzzetta, a California chef, as the woman who died in a freak accident in Hawaii. The accident happened on March 23 on the Makaleha Falls Trail ...

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 ...