Matt Brown’s brother says he committed suicide after ‘Alaskan Bush People’ star’s body pulled from river

Matt Brown’s relative Bear Brown confirmed nan “Alaskan Bush People” prima died by suicide.

Bear gave a devastating update connected Matt in a TikTok video Saturday, aft Matt worried fans due to his caller alarming livestream connected YouTube. Bear shared that Noah Brown, nan youngest relative among nan 7 Brown siblings, pulled Matt’s assemblage retired of nan Okanogan River successful Washington and identified him.

“I didn’t deliberation he would wounded himself, it does look for illustration nan wounded is self-inflicted,” Bear said. “Obviously, nan coroner has to look astatine him and stuff, but I thought you guys should cognize it is him.”

Bear asked his followers to beryllium respectful to his family, specifically his mom, and to beryllium mindful of nan comments they leave.

“Sometimes words tin wounded much than fists tin and a batch of group near antagonistic comments connected Matt’s worldly too,” he added. “One of his past videos, he’s really talking astir really antagonistic group were connected his posts.”

“You guys should support successful mind that group connected nan different broadside of your screens, group you’re watching a video of, they’re existent group too.”

In a TikTok video past Thursday, Bear said that Matt “has been struggling for a agelong clip pinch intoxicant and pinch drugs,” but he insisted nan family did not “shun” him. Instead, Matt allegedly “didn’t want thing to do pinch nan family.”

He said that nan past clip he saw him was erstwhile they ran into each different astatine Walmart, and Matt told him he had “fallen disconnected nan wagon.” Bear said he had encouraged him to spell to rehab.

He besides said that Matt was“going done a really bad breakup” pinch “a woman he really liked.”

“I conjecture he had been drinking excessively much. I don’t cognize each nan specifications to it,” he said.

Earlier this month, interest grew complete Matt aft he posted a YouTube livestream showing himself nude, speaking incoherently and carrying what appeared to beryllium a firearm.

He was 43 years old.

Matt appeared successful nan Discovery Channel’s “Alaskan Bush People” betwixt 2014 and 2019, which starred his parents — Billy and Ami — and his siblings.

The reality bid followed nan Brown family arsenic they lived disconnected nan grid successful nan wilderness.