“Popular Youtuber Alex Dragomir also known as Sir Kipsta died a the age of 17 earlier this week, following a seven-hour heart operation. He was a Manchester United super-fan and regularly posted videos about the football team and his health journey online, he had more than 27,000 YouTube subscribers. On June 10, he said that he was going in a procedure and warned his fans that it might not work. Before going in for a life-saving procedure, he tweeted u201c If it doesnu2019t work then itu2019s been a great time, people.u201d “Thank you for all youu2019ve done for me.”. The next day, Alexu2019s sister posted from his account and revealed the news about his death. She said his heart couldnu2019t take it anymore, after a seven-hour operation. “He had a very hard operation. He was too weak to survive. Heaven gained another angel. He was my rock, my everything,” she said.u00a0. Also Read | YouTubers vs. TikTokers fight: How much will Bryce Hall and Austin Mcbroom make?. His sister also told The Sun Online that the last couple of days were very hard for Alex, he was admitted to the hospital and his death just happened unexpectedly. Alex often tried to keep a positive attitude while dealing with his heart condition. Days before his death, he had tweeted, u201cPositivity is the way forward.u201d. Alex was remembered by players of his football team, celebrities have paid tribute since his passing, including Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford and TV presenter Susanna Reid. Rashford retweeted a photo of the YouTuber and said, u201cMy guyu201d, after knowing that Alex had been reading his book. He wrote, u201cI hope this book brought you at least a little enjoyment at the end. What an absolute superstar, fought until the very end. I was always thankful for your support.”. Also Read | Teenage Youtuber crashes dad’s multi-million dollar car and then says… Alex tweeted from the account (kipstaUnited), had more than 21,000 followers on Twitter, and nearly 27,000 subscribers on YouTube, where he began posting about his hospital visits a month ago.u00a0 Alexu2019s mom had set up a GoFundMe account when he suffered from heart failure, to which people are still donating.u00a0. #Youtuber #Football #Deathu00a0.”