YouTube Star br Grant Thompson Dead at 38 .br Thompson, AKA the "King of Random," br died Monday, July 29.br The YouTube star was paragliding in Utah when his aircraft crashed.br His body and paragliding equipment were br able to be found by officials because he had a br GPS locator attached to him for safety reasons.br He also had a recording device with him, which officials are reviewing to determine the cause of the crash.br News of his passing was posted br to Instagram on Tuesday.br It is with great sadness to inform everyone that Grant Thompson passed away last night, Via @thekingofrandomInstagram.br Grant had great love and appreciation for his fans. We invite you to share your thoughts for Grant and the channel in br the comments, Via @thekingofrandomInstagram.br .