However, investigators were able to review the footage to find out exactly what happened - which helped give the Thompson family the answers they need. We don’t know if Grant had planned to post the video for fun or on his channel - he had been retired from hosting on TKOR since late 2017 - but it was a good thing he brought the camera.Īuthorities have made assurances the video will never be released to the press or the public in any way. There was a camera rig attached to his paramotor which captured his final moments. The reason investigators know all this is because Grant filmed it. Per TMZ, the entire incident, from parachute malfunction to crash, lasted less than four seconds.

The YouTube star was aware there was a problem and tried to save himself he was able to activate his reserve parachute, but by the time it deployed, it was already too late. His brother Mark Thompson confirmed Grant had been killed, but at the time details were sparse. We now have a better idea what happened.Īccording to investigators, an unexpected change in updraft blew Grant’s parachute up, causing it to malfunction in some way.

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