YouTube star Grant Thompson killed in paragliding accident
GRANT Thompson, the YouTube who rose to fame as host of the popular channel The King of Random , has died in a paragliding accident, his family announced. Authorities said the 38-year-old, who had 11 million subscribers on his channel and billions of views, was reported missing after he didn’t return on Monday from a paragliding trip in Utah. A GPS device that he had on him was used to locate his body on July 30. The Washington County Sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post that rescuers had recovered paragliding equipment as well as a video recording device that may help shed some light on the crash. Thompson’s family informed fans of his death on his social media pages. “It is with great sadness to inform everyone that Grant Thompson passed away last night,“ the family said on Instagram. “Please do a random act of love or kindness today in honor of The King of Random.” “Grant’s legacy will live on in the channel and the global community he created.” Thompson’s channel explo...