Alaskan Bush People star Matt Brown He died at the age of 43, according to his brother Bebe Brown.
“They found a body in the river a few hours ago and it was correctly identified as Matt,” Bear, 38, announced on TikTok on Saturday, May 30.[Brother] Noah he was with them and helped them pull the body out of the water. Noah pointed [Matt].”
Bear said he “wouldn't blame that.” [Matt] he would hurt himself” even though his brother “struggled for a long time.”
“I was really worried that he was going to end up ODed or something like that. I didn't think he was going to hurt himself,” Bear told his fans.
Bear confirmed that the coroner has not yet examined Matt although the death is thought to be “self-inflicted”.
“I'm asking people to make me happy, I'm asking you to respect my family and my mother. “Sometimes words can hurt more than fists… One of the fists [Matt’s] In the last videos, he was talking about how people are not good at his writing. You guys have to remember that the people on the other side of your screen, the people whose video you are watching, are real people too. “
Bear thanked any fans who supported Matt's rescue efforts after he went missing earlier in the week.
“Please help me, please be kind,” begged Bear. “Especially with my siblings … Please leave my family out of it.”
The confirmation of Matt's death comes hours after Oregon authorities called off efforts to find a missing man believed to be real because of the weather.
“On the day of the search efforts, the river conditions worsened and hampered the search efforts,” the press release said. “After the rain the night before, the river level and the velocity of the river increased. The active river flow increases the probability that the male did not stay close to where he was last seen.”
Local authorities added, “The search has been suspended due to dangerous river conditions and pending information to focus on search efforts.”
Matt's family have expressed concern for his welfare as police search for an unknown man in their area. On Thursday, May 28, Matt's brother Bear posted a TikTok video about Matt's alleged sighting by a witness near a local river.
“I was told last night that Matt took his own life,” Bear, 38, said in the clip. “I can't confirm that that's true, but eyewitnesses say he was seen in the river, in the river or near the river.”
The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office received a call Wednesday, May 27, reporting a man sitting in the shallows of the Okanogan River in Washington state, per TMZ. The caller, who was not identified, looked away when they turned around because of the noise. The suspect was said to be lying face down in the river and was being swept away by the current according to the caller.
TMZ confirmed that paramedics searched the area but did not find the body. As of Friday, May 29, the body has not been found and the search will be resumed.
Before confirming his death, said a source close to the Browns Us Weekly that “the family is not sure what to believe” during the speculation.
“They are not sure where Matt is but they are hoping that he is safe and that the information is not correct,” explained the insider at the time. “They are all communicating and talking to the police waiting to hear, they have their own problems [with Matt] again Gabe It's been a very connected person.”
Alaskan Bush People aired for 14 seasons from 2014 to 2022 on the Discovery Channel. The original series followed the entire Brown family as they lived off the grid in Hoonah, Alaska. Matt appeared on the show from 2014 to 2019. He quietly left the series without an official explanation. Since leaving Reality TV, Matt has his own YouTube channel.
Over the years, Matt struggled with substance abuse. He went to rehab in 2016. After falling ill again, he returned for a second round of treatment two years later.
Alaskan Bush People it ended in 2022, one year after the patriarch of the Bear family Billy Brown He died at the age of 68 after suffering a stroke. (Matt is Billy's oldest son as well Ami Brown. His siblings include Bhele, Gabe, Joshua “Bam Bam” Brown, Noah Brown, Brown bird again Brown Rain.)
If you or someone you know is emotionally distressed or thinking about suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). If you or someone you know has a substance abuse problem, contact the National Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
