Officers investigating the disappearance of YouTube star Etika have found his body, the New York Police Department has confirmed.
A search for the 29-year-old, whose real name is Desmond Amofah, was launched after he was reported missing six days ago.
Etika, a streaming platform gamer, was renowned among the only gaming community for playing and discussing Nintendo games on YouTube and the streaming platform Twitch.
His friends and fans have flooded social media with tributes, as fellow gamer Keem described him as “a great entertainer”.
“One of the best streamers in the game. He lost a channel of over 800,000 and made a new one and was right back pulling thousands of viewers. Wherever he’s laid to rest I’ll be there,” he wrote.
Professional gamer Zinoto also said: “Sad to know a bright light faded today.”
His belongings were found on Manhattan Bridge on Monday.
It also emerged he had uploaded an eight-minute video, entitled I'm Sorry, on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old could be seen walking the streets of New York in the video.
In the film, he apologises for pushing people away before confirming he suffered from mental illness.
He also advised views to exercise “caution” around using social media too much.
The online gamer had racked up more than 300,000 followers on Twitter and 252,000 on Instagram.
Mr Amofah joined Youtube in 2015 and became well known for videos where he reacted to new releases and game products mainly from Nintendo.
In October, the gamer also caused alarm with his behaviour on social media, according to NewsWeek. Police on one occasion were called to his home following a suicide threat.
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