New Delhi, June 26 -- Tanner Martin, a 30-year-old social media influencer from Utah, passed away following a five-year battle with colon cancer. In a deeply moving gesture, Martin announced his death in a pre-recorded video, which was shared on his Instagram account on June 25, just over a month after welcoming his first child, a daughter, with wife Shay Wright.

Speaking directly to the camera, Martin began the video by saying, "Hey, it's me, Tanner. If you're watching this, I am dead." The video, now widely shared on social media, has left followers emotional and inspired by his strength and grace in the face of terminal illness.

"I had a heck of a life," Martin said, explaining that he recorded the message as a way to gather his fina...