Fans of “Alaskan Bush People” are sending prayers to the Brown family after the heartbreaking death of Matt Brown was made public on Saturday, May 30. Matt appeared on the show from 2014 to 2019. He was 43.
Solomon Isaiah “Bear” Brown shared a video confirming his brother’s tragic passing in a video posted on TikTok on May 30. In the clip, he informed his followers that Matt’s body had been found. “There’s an update about Matt,” he told the camera. “They found a body in the river a few hours ago, and it was positively identified as being Matt.” However, their brother, Noah Brown, has also posted an emotional clip, in which he gives more details about the discovery of Matt’s body.
Noah Brown Found His Brother Matt Brown’s Body
Noah Brown also shared a heartbreaking post about his brother and how he had been involved in the search for his body. In a video posted on Instagram on May 30, Noah informed fans of the tragic news. “It’s late, and I have some bad news. … It’s been a long day,” Noah said. “For the past couple days, I’ve been working with search and rescue groups trying to locate the body. And today, the group that I was working with located the missing body, and I identified it as Matthew.”
He continued, “My oldest brother, Matthew Brown, has passed away.”
Noah also revealed that he had been there when Matt’s body was found, and he helped pull him out of the river. He added, “We hauled him up off the bank. And then, after the sheriffs got there and everything, the coroner did his thing, and I went down to identify that it was him. It’s definitely Matthew. His ID and Social Security card was on him, and I was able to visually identify that it was Matthew.”
Noah thanked loved ones for reaching out, revealing he had received “a lot of phone calls” but had not been able to return them all, so he hoped this video would help inform everyone who cared about Matt what had happened to him. “I am sincerely sorry that I wasn’t able to tell you personally,” he said. “And for all the fans of the show and everything, I’m sorry that it came down to this of finding out.”
Fans Rally Around Matt Brown’s Family
More details about Matt’s passing will likely emerge once a full police report has been completed. It is a heartbreaking time for the Brown family, but their fans are rallying behind them, and the comment section of Noah’s post has been flooded with supportive messages.
“Man, I loved his laugh on television. I’m sorry for your loss, brother,” a fan wrote. “I am so so sorry… You guys have faced so much tragedy. You poor mother Ami has to be devastated…,” another person shared.
Other reactions include, “It’s okay if you don‘t know what to say, you‘ve lost your Brother – no need to find the Right words or best time for a Video in this time of grief. So sorry for your loss,” “Thank you for not saying anything bad about him. He was your big brother and he loved you,” and “So sorry for your loss and that you had to go through that painful experience.”
