29 year old YouTube content creator Desmond "Etika" Amofah, known for uploading videos about Nintendo games, has been found dead by the New York Police Department. Etika went missing on June 19 after uploading a video that many determined was a suicide note. His belongings, including a Nintendo Switch, were found on the Manhattan bridge on June 23. Police discovered his body floating in New York City's South Street Seaport. The official cause of death is suicide by drowning.

Etika became popular on YouTube through his Nintendo videos, such as his reactions to Nintendo Direct presentations. Some of the last content he uploaded included coverage of the pre-E3 Pokemon Direct presentation, where he reacted to the various announcements regarding the upcoming Pokemon Sword and Shield video games.

Etika had a significant following on YouTube, where he had over 100,000 subscribers, and social media, including Twitter, where he had over 300,000 followers. Etika's last tweet was sent on June 18, where he shared his reaction to the latest episode of the Attack on Titan anime.

Etika's struggles with his mental health was well-known to his fans. His mental health issues were made very public, including an instance back in April where he live-streamed police breaking into his home to stop him from committing suicide. Prior to that, Etika made suicidal statements online. Etika's struggles saw him hospitalized on more than one occasion, though treatment was ineffective in helping him get his mental health issues under control.

In his final video (which has since been removed by YouTube), entitled "I'm Sorry," Etika repeatedly apologized to various other YouTubers and those in his personal life. He made various suicidal statements in the video and in its description, such as, "The world will be better off without me." Etika did not indicate in the video if there was a specific situation that sparked his most recent battle with suicidal ideation.

Source: Kotaku