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YouTuber Adam the Woo Dies at 51: ‘A Huge Figure Has Been Lost by Humanity’
YouTuber Adam the Woo Dead at 51
Adam the Woo, a popular YouTuber, and his real name was David Adam Williams, has passed away at the age of 51.
On Monday, Dec. 22, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE that Williams was found deceased at his home in Celebration, Florida. TMZ was the first to report the news.
“The home was secured, and there was no contact with the adult male that resided there,” a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said in a press release. Later the police went back to the place at 2:53 p.m. because of a complaint of a dead person not attended to. A friend, after obtaining a ladder for a lookout, glanced into the third-floor window and spotted a man, completely still, on a bed.
“When the Fire Rescue entered the home with the officers, the individual was declared dead,” the authorities revealed.
Friends of YouTuber Adam the Woo Mourn as Cause of Death Remains Unclear
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the father of David Adam Williams has been informed about his son’s death.
According to the officials, the medical examiner will carry out an autopsy to find out the cause of death which is still unclear after investigation.
“This breaks my heart, and right now, I don’t want to say anything,” said Justin Scarred, a close friend of David Adam Williams and a fellow YouTube vlogger, in his Facebook post. “I don’t have the right photo or even the right words. But with all the rumors going around, I have to say the truth that I know. The world has lost a great man, and I have lost a friend who was closer than family.”
Friends Mourn YouTuber Adam the Woo After His Sudden Death at 51
He went on to plead fans to “please pray for his parents Jim and June and his sister Faith.”
Chris Yon, a friend of Williams, lamented the news on Instagram with a series of pictures from a recent meet-up. “I can’t believe I’m typing this…. I’m absolutely gutted to hear the sudden passing of Adam The Woo, my best buddy,” Yon wrote.
“I only saw him four days ago in Celebration, Florida,” Yon added. “We cruised the town on his golf cart and I got to see first-hand how festive the place was and hear about his trip abroad, and he raved about the upcoming content on his YouTube channel. We even talked about going to a Rays game together next year. I really don’t have any words. I’m totally shocked. David Adam Williams, rest in peace.”
Remembering YouTuber Adam the Woo: A Popular Travel and Disney Vlogger
Adam the Woo is the online moniker of David Adam Williams who started a YouTube channel in 2009. The man is well known for creating his most famous channel, The Daily Woo in 2012. According to Fox 4, he posted daily vlogs for five years straight, covering his travels across all 50 states.
Some of his activities included going to theme parks, visiting haunted houses, exploring small towns and quirky roadside attractions, going to special events and narrating the tours in different locations.
Williams, as a Disney authority figure, was a regular at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and he also went to great lengths to tell the stories of Disney-related places in Kansas City, Missouri, including the old Laugh-O-Gram Studios location and Union Station.
The last episode of the Daily Woo he shared on Saturday, Dec. 21, was of him checking out the Christmas lights in Celebration, Florida. It is the same place where he was found dead later on.
