# @nbcnewyork on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=yBeWxsJcbeI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73195753-nbcnewyork-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/2c24b8678c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-06-25T23:54:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC New York (@nbcnewyork) — https://gondola.cc/nbcnewyork

## Caption

The body of a popular YouTube personality and gamer from Brooklyn who had gone missing after posting a cryptic video last week has been found, law enforcement confirmed on Twitter Tuesday.

Desmond Amofah, better known as Etika, was found in the waters near South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan around 6:30 p.m. Monday, according to the NYPD. An autopsy will be conducted to determine cause of death.

Family, friends and fans of Etika grew concerned after the YouTuber published an 8-minute video online apologizing to people he felt he let down. His video was published sometime shortly before he went missing.

After his death was confirmed, Etika's community flooded social media with messages of support and sadness over the entertainer's death, using the hashtag #JOYCONBOYZFOREVER. Etika popularized the "Joycon Boys" term over his love of of Nintendo's Switch video game console.

If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting 'Home' to 741741

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## Stats

- **Views:** 249,584
- **Likes:** 2,977
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 487

## Tags

news, etika, joyconboyzforever, youtube

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