Body of ‘Alaskan Bush People’ star Matt Brown found in Washington state river

U.S. newsBody of ‘Alaskan Bush People’ star Matt Brown found in Washington state riverA private search party found his body in the Okanogan River on Saturday, the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office said. Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Matt Brown, known for appearing on the Discovery Channel reality series "Alaskan Bush People," was found dead in the Okanogan River in Washington state Saturday. Matt Brown via InstagramShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 1, 2026, 12:20 AM EDTBy Dennis RomeroA body pulled from a Washington state river has been identified as that of “Alaskan Bush People” cast member Matt Brown.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office said the body was discovered in the Okanogan River on Saturday by a private search team and subsequently identified as Brown’s by the county coroner.The coroner will determine the cause and manner of death, the sheriff’s office said in a statement Sunday, sending condolences to the Brown family.His brothers, Noah and Bear Brown, made emotional announcements about their brother’s untimely death on verified social media accounts. Noah said he was there when Brown’s body was pulled from the water.“I identified it as Matthew,” Noah said on Instagram. “My oldest brother, Matthew Brown, has passed away.”Brown was a cast member of Discovery’s reality show “Alaskan Bush People” from its debut in 2014 until 2019, according to IMDb. The show follows the Brown family as it lives deep in the Alaskan wilderness.During that time, Brown was open about struggles with alcohol.Bear Brown alluded to Brown’s struggles in a TikTok video.“I would have never suspected he would have hurt himself, honestly,” Bear said. “He struggled for a long time, as I’ve mentioned. And I was so worried he was going to end up like OD’d or something like that. I didn’t think that he would hurt himself.”Family patriarch Billy Brown died in 2021.E...