A private search party discovered the body ‘Alaskan Bush People’ star Matt Brown in a river in Washington after days of searching after he reportedly took his own lifeinforms
A group of citizens searched the Okanogan River and came across his body Saturday, the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office said. His body is now in the hands of the Okanogan County Medical Examiner, who will determine the cause and manner of death. Matt’s shaken brother Bear Brown confirmed his death, adding that he never imagined that his brother could hurt himself.
TMZ obtained audio from the initial search for Matt, and employees who responded to the search said that a man with suicidal thoughts reportedly shot himself before falling into the river and being swept away by the current. They say that his the backpack was discovered with an empty case and his revolver was probably in the water.
Initially, a search boat and a diving team were ordered, eventually a search dog was added to the search. However, the search was called off due to difficult weather and river conditions.
Matt has become almost completely estranged from his family, mainly due to his erratic and disturbing behavior. In one of his recent live streams, he appeared naked and allegedly drunk while walking through a public park in Washington state. The stream became even more alarming when it seemed that carries a firearm.
As fans of the show “Alaskan Bush People” know, Matt quit the show in 2019 after joining the treatment facility to deal with his problems. He subsequently moved to rural Northeast Washington, where in addition to videos documenting his daily existence he lived a more private life.
