{"id":2443673,"date":"2026-06-03T20:12:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2443673"},"modified":"2026-06-03T20:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:12:36","slug":"another-discovery-channel-reality-tv-star-just-tragically-died-duane-ollinger-was-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/another-discovery-channel-reality-tv-star-just-tragically-died-duane-ollinger-was-68\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Discovery Channel Reality TV Star Just Tragically Died: Duane Ollinger Was 68"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Discovery Channel star Duane Ollinger, who headlined the network\u2019s show Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch, has died. <\/p>\n<p>According to a family source who spoke with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/03\/duane-ollinger-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, Ollinger passed away at a Texas hospital on June 2 after a battle with ALS. <\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.com\/shows\/mystery-at-blind-frog-ranch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discovery Channel show<\/a>, which first aired in 2021, followed Texas oilman Duane Ollinger and his son, Chad, as they hunted for a legendary stash of Aztec gold thought to be hidden on their 160-acre Utah ranch. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fblindfrogranchoutpost%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02jWsJxa7LgJ2rkr9Guad3LPGog7tM7WMXNfejFvU4iyzBy78oKoNqu2W8BYzk7RoHl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"683\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After Ollinger became sick, Josh Feldman, who came on board in Season 3, stepped into the lead role for the show\u2019s sixth season, which premiered just last week. <\/p>\n<p>Ollinger\u2019s castmate, Ryan Skinner, took to social media to confirm the sad news to fans. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSad to report that my good friend Duane Ollinger of Blind Frog Ranch passed away earlier today,\u201d Skinner <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SkinwalkerRyan\/status\/2062010378867909002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on X<\/a> yesterday. \u201cDuane was a force of constant positivity, empathy, &amp; encouragement to everyone. Whenever we talked, he would always say to hell with what anyone thinks, go out there and \u2018TELL YOUR TRUTH.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuane was a great guy; everyone who met him liked him. Always treated me like family. Wish everyone had the chance to know him (beyond the TV show),\u201d he added in a follow-up tweet. <\/p>\n<p>Duane Ollinger was 68. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.suggest.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discovery Channel star Duane Ollinger, who headlined the network\u2019s show Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch, has died. According to a family source who spoke with TMZ, Ollinger passed away at a Texas hospital on June 2 after a battle with ALS. 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