YouTuber Adam the Woo Dies at 51: ‘The World Has Lost a Giant’

Adam “the Woo” Williams was found dead in his Celebration, Fla., home on Monday, Dec. 22, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office confirms to PEOPLE

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YouTuber Adam the Woo died at 51 on Monday, Dec. 22

The vlogger posted videos exploring theme parks, abandoned cities and Disney parks on his YouTube channel, the Daily Woo

Williams was found dead in his home, and an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death

YouTuber Adam the Woo has died at 51.

Adam the Woo, whose real name was David Adam Williams, was found dead in his home in Celebration, Fla., on Monday, Dec. 22, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office confirms to PEOPLE.

TMZ was first to report the news.

“The residence was secured, and no contact was made with the adult male residing there,” a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office told PEOPLE in a statement. “Deputies then responded back to the location for an unattended death at 2:53 pm. A friend had borrowed a ladder and looked in the 3rd story window to see a male on a bed that was not moving. Upon entering the residence with Fire Rescue, the male was reported deceased.”

The OCSO confirmed it notified Williams’ father of his death.

The medical examiner will complete an autopsy to determine the cause of death, which remains under investigation, the OCSO said.

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“This breaks my heart and I want to say nothing right now,” Williams’ friend and fellow YouTube vlogger Justin Scarred wrote in a Facebook post. “I don’t have the right photo or the right words. But with all the rumors, I feel I need to say what I can. The world has lost a giant, and I have lost a friend closer to me than blood.”

Scarred went on to ask people to “Please pray for his parents Jim and June and his sister Faith.”

PEOPLE has reached out to Scarred for comment.

“I can’t believe I’m typing this…..I’m absolutely devastated to hear of the sudden passing of my good friend Adam The Woo,” Williams’ friend Chris Yon wrote in an Instagram post, featuring photos of him visiting his friend.

Yon’s caption continued, “I just visited him four days ago in Celebration Florida. We rode around town in his golf cart checking out the decorations, talking about his recent international travel, his excitement for upcoming plans on his YouTube channel, and even a Rays game Adam and I were talking about going to next year. I truly don’t know what to say. I’m in complete shock. RIP David Adam Williams 💔.”

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Williams initially started a YouTube channel in 2009, and went on to create his most notable channel, The Daily Woo, in 2012, according to Fox 4. On The Daily Woo, he posted a vlog every day for five years, and went on to vlog all 50 states. He also shared videos visiting theme parks, haunted houses, small towns and other events, per the outlet.

A Disney expert, Williams regularly visited Disneyland and Disney World. He also filmed videos of historical sites in Kansas City, Mo. linked to Walt Disney, including the site of Laugh-O-Gram Studios and Union Station.

Williams’ final episode on The Daily Woo was published on Saturday, Dec. 21, and featured a tour of Christmas decorations in Celebration.