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Ancient Aliens<\/em> personality and extraterrestrial researcher David Wilcock has died at age 53.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
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“Within minutes of deputies’ arrival, he used the weapon on himself,” a report said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
History Channel<\/a> personality, YouTube star, and extraterrestrial researcher David Wilcock has died at age 53 after an incident involving police response in Boulder County, Colo.<\/p>\nLocal authorities reported<\/a> that they responded Monday to an incident near the 1400 block of Ridge Road, where an emergency communications specialist dispatched officers over speculation that an individual was having a “mental health crisis.”<\/p>\nDeputies arrived at approximately 11:02 a.m. local time, the report said, with police making contact with a man outside a residence who was “holding a weapon.” He later “used the weapon on himself,” the report continued, and was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nPolice shared a photo from the scene of David Wilcock’s death
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The Boulder County Coroner’s Office later identified<\/a> the deceased as frequent Ancient Aliens <\/em>contributor Wilcock.<\/p>\nA photo from the scene published by police (above) shows several cars parked outside two cabin-like structures in a heavily wooded area. The buildings both have a green roof and brown, wooden exteriors, similar to those that frequently appeared in Wilcock’s YouTube videos<\/a> over the years.<\/p>\nEntertainment Weekly<\/em> has reached out to representatives for local police and the History Channel for additional comment.<\/p>\nGet your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\nIn addition to his popularity on YouTube, where he amassed 520,000 subscribers, Wilcock was a regular on-camera contributor and consulting producer for the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens<\/em> docuseries, which debuted in 2009 and investigates conspiracy theories, alien existence, and other supernatural occurrences.<\/p>\nHis work outside the History Channel involved conspiracy theories related to world governments \u2014 particularly that of the United States \u2014 and the production of other projects, including The Cosmic Secret<\/em>, Wisdom Teachings<\/em>, and Cosmic Disclosure<\/em>, among others.<\/p>\n\n![\"David](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/yPyEV13hLQrvH5dmc3S7UQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/40150c780cc0ca00d9144ed756e4fddd\"\/)
Ancient Aliens<\/em> personality and extraterrestrial researcher David Wilcock has died at age 53.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Colorado police reported the History Channel personality died after deputies responded to a “mental health crisis.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n “Within minutes of deputies’ arrival, he used the weapon on himself,” a report said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n History Channel<\/a> personality, YouTube star, and extraterrestrial researcher David Wilcock has died at age 53 after an incident involving police response in Boulder County, Colo.<\/p>\n Local authorities reported<\/a> that they responded Monday to an incident near the 1400 block of Ridge Road, where an emergency communications specialist dispatched officers over speculation that an individual was having a “mental health crisis.”<\/p>\n Deputies arrived at approximately 11:02 a.m. local time, the report said, with police making contact with a man outside a residence who was “holding a weapon.” He later “used the weapon on himself,” the report continued, and was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n Police shared a photo from the scene of David Wilcock’s death The Boulder County Coroner’s Office later identified<\/a> the deceased as frequent Ancient Aliens <\/em>contributor Wilcock.<\/p>\n A photo from the scene published by police (above) shows several cars parked outside two cabin-like structures in a heavily wooded area. The buildings both have a green roof and brown, wooden exteriors, similar to those that frequently appeared in Wilcock’s YouTube videos<\/a> over the years.<\/p>\n Entertainment Weekly<\/em> has reached out to representatives for local police and the History Channel for additional comment.<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to his popularity on YouTube, where he amassed 520,000 subscribers, Wilcock was a regular on-camera contributor and consulting producer for the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens<\/em> docuseries, which debuted in 2009 and investigates conspiracy theories, alien existence, and other supernatural occurrences.<\/p>\n His work outside the History Channel involved conspiracy theories related to world governments \u2014 particularly that of the United States \u2014 and the production of other projects, including The Cosmic Secret<\/em>, Wisdom Teachings<\/em>, and Cosmic Disclosure<\/em>, among others.<\/p>\n
Credit: Boulder County Sheriff’s Office<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n