{"id":153138,"date":"2019-07-31T22:35:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T14:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1798191\/"},"modified":"2019-07-31T22:35:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T14:35:36","slug":"grant-thompson-youtube-king-of-random-star-dies-in-paragliding-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/31\/grant-thompson-youtube-king-of-random-star-dies-in-paragliding-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Thompson, YouTube \u2018King of Random\u2019 Star, Dies in Paragliding Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grant Thompson, the creator of the YouTube channel “King of Random,” was killed in a paragliding accident on July 29. (Photo Credit: The King of Random \/ Instagram)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Grant Thompson, the 38-year-old star of popular YouTube<\/a> channel “King of Random,” died on Monday in a paragliding accident in southern Utah.<\/p>\n

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Thompson’s body was recovered on Tuesday morning in St. George, Utah after his family submitted a missing person’s report on Monday night, Variety<\/em> reported<\/a>. Volunteers with the sheriff’s search and rescue team located Thompson’s body by using the last-known GPS coordinates from his phone, BuzzFeed News noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It is with great sadness to inform everyone that Grant Thompson passed away last night. Grant had great love and appreciation for his fans. We invite you to share your thoughts for Grant and the channel in the comments. Please do a random act of love or kindness today in honor of The King of Random. Grant\u2019s legacy will live on in the channel and the global community he created.<\/a><\/p>\n

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