{"id":2437420,"date":"2026-05-29T19:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2437420"},"modified":"2026-05-29T19:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:47:30","slug":"alaskan-bush-peoples-matt-brown-is-feared-dead-amid-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/alaskan-bush-peoples-matt-brown-is-feared-dead-amid-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaskan Bush People’s Matt Brown Is Feared Dead Amid Search"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alaskan Bush People<\/em> star Matt Brown<\/strong>\u2018s family is worried that he is dead as the police search for an unidentified man<\/a> in the area.<\/p>\n

Matt\u2019s brother Bear Brown<\/strong> took to TikTok<\/a> on Thursday, May 29, to address witnesses who claimed Matt, 43, was seen near a river. The unidentified people claimed Matt was floating in the water, which Bear, 38, couldn\u2019t confirm for himself.<\/p>\n

TMZ<\/a> reported that the Okanogan County Sheriff\u2019s Office received a call on Wednesday, May 27, to report a man sitting in the shallow waters of the Okanogan River in Washington state. The anonymous caller looked away and when they turned back because of a sound, the man was allegedly lying face down in the river and being swept away by the current.<\/p>\n

The outlet confirmed that emergency responders searched the area but could not find a body. The Sheriff\u2019s Office, meanwhile, told TMZ that as of Friday, May 29, no body has been found \u2014 with the search set to resume soon.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe family of Alaskan Bush People showcased their unique lifestyle for viewers from 2014 until 2022. The Discovery Channel docudrama-style reality show followed Billy Brown and Ami Brown as they survived in the remote wilderness of Alaska \u2014 and later Washington state \u2014 with their seven children, Matt Brown, Joshua \u201cBam Bam\u201d Brown, Bear Brown, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A source close to the family tells Us Weekl<\/em>y, \u201cThe family is not sure what to believe right now. They are not sure where Matt is but they are hoping that he is OK and that the information is wrong. They are all in contact and speaking to police and waiting to hear. They have had their issues [with Matt] and Gabe has been the person most in contact with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alaskan Bush People<\/em>, which aired from 2014 to 2022, followed the Brown family as they built lives together off the grid in Alaska. Matt, for his part, appeared on the show until 2019 when he quietly vanished without an official explanation.<\/p>\n

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Matt\u2019s absence from Alaskan Bush People<\/em><\/a> came amid his issues with substance abuse. The reality star entered rehab in 2016 and later suffered a relapse. After Matt returned to treatment in 2018, two women came forward with allegations of sexual assault against him. Matt entered rehab shortly after the alleged encounters but the Brown family didn\u2019t publicly address the claims.<\/p>\n

In December 2025, Bear offered a \u201cpromising update\u201d about the future of the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe day is getting closer and closer to something a lot of people thought would never happen,\u201d he said in a social media video. \u201cWhat I\u2019m talking about is actually the return of Alaskan Bush People.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bear claimed that the show\u2019s indefinite hiatus<\/a> had nothing to do with the family being \u201cmore spread out\u201d since many no longer reside in Alaska. Instead, Bear blamed the merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery.<\/p>\n

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