Grant Thompson, best known as the KING OF RANDOM on YouTube, has died in a paragliding accident in Utah.
From Buzzfeednews:
Jonathan Grant Thompson, 38, the creator of the King of Random YouTube channel, was identified as the paraglider whose body was recovered near Sand Hollow State Park, Washington County Sheriff Lt. Dave Crouse told BuzzFeed News. Authorities were alerted to a missing paraglider on Monday night after the pilot was reported to have taken flight from the Dixie Springs subdivision near the state park.
The caller reported that the man was overdue by an hour and wasn’t answering his phone. Officers from the Hurricane Police Department and Bureau of Land Management responded to the area. Using the last-known GPS coordinates for the man’s phone, volunteers with the sheriff’s search and rescue team located his body. Sheriff’s officials are continuing to investigate the incident and review video from the paragliding equipment to determine what caused the aircraft to crash.
Grant’s channel started in 2010, and amassed over 11 million subscribers and over 2 billion views. One his many viral videos was the following, “how to open coconuts without any tools.”
But the most views award on the KING OF RANDOM Channel goes to “How To Make LEGO Gummy Candy”
The YouTube channel posted a video announcing Thompson’s death.
“Grant had great love and appreciation for his fans. We invite you to share your thoughts for Grant and the channel in the comments,” the channel said. “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.”
Susan Saunders 7/31/19
