YouTuber Paul Harrell’s tragic last video warned he had ‘extremely short amount of time left’ before his death at age 58

YOUTUBER Paul Harrell’s last video showed him enjoying a day at the shooting range while his brother gave upsetting updates about his declining health.

The firearm expert from Oregon s hared his death with YouTube subscribers on Tuesday after his family posted a prerecorded video.

YouTube/ Paul Harrell

YouTube/ Paul Harrell

In the six-minute video , he told viewers he had died from Stage 2 pancreatic cancer .

On Monday, his brother Roy posted a video sharing an update on Harrell’s health and some clips of him at the shooting range.

He said many subscribers wanted an update on his health to which he said “Friends and family are spending as much time as we can with Paul.”

Roy also somely added, “His time with us is getting exceptionally short.”

Since Harrell shared his diagnosis in July 2023, Roy has been doing most of the work for the channel.

In the video, Roy shared that they planned on keeping Harrell’s channel up and running even after his death.

“We are going to do what we can to continue in the guise of Paul and with his style, we are going to do what we can to continue to the legacy he’s built,” the brother said.

LOCKED AND LOADED

About two minutes of the four-minute video were “family videos” of Harrell and others shooting at a range.

Harrell sat in a camping chair next to a table of handguns and ammunition while he used a handgun to shoot at a target.

In other clips, the firearm expert used a larger gun to hit the target and also sat and watched while another person shot at birds in the air.

At the end of the video, the two brothers sat at a table sharing a brief message.

Harrell said that because Roy has been doing “damn near all the work,” they are planning on changing the channel’s name.

They’re considering changing it to Paul and Roy Harrell, instead of just Paul’s name, to reflect the two brothers.

‘I’M DEAD’

The YouTuber shared his video titled I’m Dead with his over 1.14 million subscribers on Tuesday.

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer

Symptoms are often not present until the cancer is advanced and has spread to other organs.

• Belly pain that spreads to the sides or back.
• Loss of appetite.
• Weight loss.
• Yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes, called jaundice.
• Light-colored or floating stools.
• Dark-colored urine.
• Itching.
• New diagnosis of diabetes or diabetes that’s getting harder to control.
• Pain and swelling in an arm or leg, which might be caused by a blood clot.
• Tiredness or weakness.

Source: Mayo Clinic

“If you’re watching me, I’m dead,” Harrell told fans at the start of the video.

He also shared that the video had been pre-recorded on December 20, 2023.

Harrell sat on a log in the forest to share the news – the same place he shared his cancer diagnosis.

“We did catch it early but not as early as I had thought,” he admitted.

“It has spread faster than I thought it would.

“My time is drawing very short.”

The 58-year-old also said he knew subscribers were aware he was using crutches after breaking his hip, but it was because his cancer had spread to his bones causing them to “crumble.”

Harrell then gave his “sincerest apologies” to fans saying he “felt like he let everybody down.”

“I had hoped that I would continue in this format for the next 10 or even 15 years,” he said.

He also said he was “really glad he had this opportunity” and had “very few regrets” about the channel.

The expert used his channel to share his knowledge about firearms including gun safety, ammunition, reviews, and accurate shooting.

His description of his channel read “real firearms information for citizens.”

YouTube/ Paul Harrell