The father of a woman who drowned in a pool in Ontario during a Facebook live stream spoke about losing his daughter, as Hellen Wendy Nyabuto can be seen in a viral video struggling to stay on her feet after diving into the deep end of a pool last week.

The 23-year-old healthcare worker, who lived in Toronto, had previously responded to viewers' comments before resuming swimming, where her body was seen hours later at the bottom of the pool, according to her brother.

Her father, Nyabuto John Kiondi, 56, from his home in Kenya, said, "I watched this video and cried, it's horrific," and said, "She contacted me two days before her death, she seemed fine and I was very happy and she promised to call me later."

Nyabuto lived with her younger brother Enock in an apartment in Toronto and worked part-time as a healthcare worker while studying nursing, Enock, one of her five siblings, said: "She has been in Canada for about three years," adding that "all financial responsibilities (for the family in Kenya) were on her."

Kiondi told CNN: "She was helping me financially for her siblings' education, especially regarding school fees and other expenses. I am now stuck and wondering how her younger siblings will continue their studies."

The repatriation of Wendy's body home will strain her family's limited resources, Enock said they have started a GoFundMe campaign to raise $50,000 to help with her burial costs.