After “Alaskan Bush People” star Matt Brown passed away last month, the cause of his death has been revealed.
An autopsy conducted by the Okanogan County Medical Examiner in Washington and obtained by Page Six determined Brown’s cause of death was suicide due to a single penetrating gunshot wound to the head.
An autopsy revealed that he was under the influence of methamphetamine due to subsequent submersion in water, in this case the river.
Brown’s body will be handed over to his family for final preparations.
On May 27, a witness called 911 after seeing a man, later identified as Brown, walking in the Okanogan River near Oroville, Washington.
The witness turned away for a moment, but turned back when he heard a loud bang. They reportedly saw Brown floating face down in the rapids.
The next day, the reality star’s brother Bear Brown said he received “really bad news” and was informed that Matt “took his own life.”
Ms Baer, 38, said Matt was “seen near a river, river or river” and then “seen going down the river”, after which someone “called the police” and police were “trying to find the body”.
“All the witnesses say it was Matt,” Baer lamented. “Someone definitely did, and a lot of people think it was him. … It seems that way. … It seems very likely that that is the case.”
Bear allegedly claimed that her brother “suffered from alcohol and drugs for a long time” and Matt “wanted nothing to do with the family.”
Baer later confirmed that authorities had identified the body found in the Okanogan River as his brother.
“A body was found in the river a few hours ago and we have positively identified it as Matt,” he said in a TikTok update.
Baer said she and Matt’s youngest brother, Noah Brown, were the first family members to see Matt’s body and helped with recovery efforts.
“Noah helped pull the body out of the water and Noah identified (Matt).”
Baer said she believes Matt died by suicide.
“I never expected Matt to hurt himself. It looks like self-harm,” Baer said at the time.
Matt was a cast member of Discovery’s reality show Alaskan Bush People from its debut in 2014 until 2019.
The series follows the life of the Brown family in the Alaskan wilderness.
If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.
