Thirteen-year-old YouTube star Caleb Logan Bratayley died last month from a rare heart condition, his family confirmed Tuesday.
In an emotional Instagram post, his family shared the cause of Caleb's death, which had remained fairly vague until Tuesday. The post has been liked more than 70,000 times by devastated fans of the Bratayley family --which includes his mom, Katie; his dad, Billy; and his two sisters, Annie, 10, and Hayley, 7-- who have almost 2 million subscribers on YouTube.
The doctor confirmed today that Caleb passed away from a heart condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy that went undetected in his yearly checkups. Caleb didn't have any symptoms so the doctor said there was nothing we could have done differently. The girls' hearts were just recently checked and thankfully look the way they should right now. The sadness of losing someone you love is unimaginable. Thank you to everyone who has reached out, your kindness and support continues to help our family. We miss our baked potato everyday. #calebratelife #celebratelife A photo posted by Annie Hayley Caleb Bratayley (@officiallybratayley) on Nov 10, 2015 at 9:05am PST
Fans also used social media to mourn the star using hashtags #celebratelife and #ripcaleblogan.
October 1, 2015 ~ 7:08 pm R.I.P Caleb Logan Bratayley #ripcaleb (Vine by @alyssnicholson) https://t.co/K61CnJNIwq— Mady ~ (@MattxxCam) November 5, 2015
Caleb Logan Bratayley's story is so sad #RIPCalebLogan— Izzzy (@izzyxwoods) October 26, 2015
@Bratayley just donated to the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association to fight against HCM xx you're all in my prayers #RIPCalebLogan — Lesha❤️ (@AleshaWinzar) November 11, 2015
His memorial service last month drew in more than 116,000 views after the family live streamed it on Facebook and Periscope.