{"id":19303,"date":"2026-06-01T00:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/alaskan-bush-people-matt-browns-body-recovered-after-jacket-spotted\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T00:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:00:03","slug":"alaskan-bush-people-matt-browns-body-recovered-after-jacket-spotted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/alaskan-bush-people-matt-browns-body-recovered-after-jacket-spotted\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Alaskan Bush People&#8217; Matt Brown&#8217;s Body Recovered After Jacket Spotted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-5c472416968e02f3b9a8544515f4bfb6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-e4db9070-f206-4cc0-9eca-7a14ba0c6832-730748161-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-e4db9070-f206-4cc0-9eca-7a14ba0c6832-730748161-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"&apos;Alaskan Bush People&apos; Matt Brown&apos;s Body Recovered After Jacket Spotted\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ca\/16by9\/2026\/05\/31\/ca9378f07b76458e82acf7ed373ad38d_md.png\" alt=\"053126_chay_wilkerson_moore_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5c472416968e02f3b9a8544515f4bfb6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a3bbe33353d8af788b0013020b8013fb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Searching for &#8220;Alaskan Bush People&#8221; star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/matt-brown\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Matt Brown<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s body in a raging river was like finding a needle in a haystack &#8230; at least according to a first-hand account from the private search party that found him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a3bbe33353d8af788b0013020b8013fb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a143b9e4d23eb36e2dad03e8f731ece1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Chay Wilkerson Moore<\/strong> lead the private search party who recovered Brown&#8217;s body from the Okanogan River in Washington state, and he tells TMZ kayakers were able to spot his brown jacket in the fast-moving brown water Saturday, just 2 miles South from where he was last seen alive.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a143b9e4d23eb36e2dad03e8f731ece1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-84658d3843d1d8214ecb7f3b7299b9b8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260520_332f7e10b388494d86eca2653632f237\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:671a7547-894b-4c06-90e3-086ac2d50e1e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&apos;Alaskan Bush People&apos; Matt Brown&apos;s Body Recovered After Jacket Spotted\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/33\/4by3\/2026\/05\/20\/332f7e10b388494d86eca2653632f237_md.jpg\" alt=\"matt brown instagram\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-84658d3843d1d8214ecb7f3b7299b9b8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6ba87200c8be8d1c6a2b851364602c76\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Moore &#8212; who has spearheaded 12 successful recoveries over the last 5 years &#8212; says kayakers had to scour the riverbank inch by inch because Matt&#8217;s clothing blended in with the murky water and scenery &#8230; and he was in a remote area not easily accessible by law enforcement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6ba87200c8be8d1c6a2b851364602c76--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8713e299b8c6ba08000c4fab92f3e286\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>When they found Brown, Moore says the volunteer rescuers had to be extra careful getting him out of the water &#8230; and he tells us how a local resident with a small fising boat played a key role in the recovery efforts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8713e299b8c6ba08000c4fab92f3e286--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-99ab60cf09654e83454b05d3e48a0b8c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we reported &#8230; Matt vanished last week after being seen near the Okanogan River. His family <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/29\/matt-brown-feared-dead-by-his-family\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>feared he was dead<\/strong><\/a> even before his body was found &#8230; and we told you about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/30\/matt-brown-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>a rescue mission<\/strong><\/a> that started when a bystander alerted authorities of a suicidal man &#8212; presumably Brown &#8212; who shot himself before being swept away by the strong river current.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-99ab60cf09654e83454b05d3e48a0b8c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c8dcd477192dee849148aee25670f866\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-6e9654aa-479d-460f-bd62-b343176c32f9-1228763849-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-6e9654aa-479d-460f-bd62-b343176c32f9-1228763849-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&apos;Alaskan Bush People&apos; Matt Brown&apos;s Body Recovered After Jacket Spotted\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a6\/16by9\/2026\/05\/31\/a688fb7d0b664967aef1802219b9eebf_md.png\" alt=\"053126_chay_wilkerson_moore_sub_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c8dcd477192dee849148aee25670f866--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0a3149ae17f22f59dfd61f0dc96d0425\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Despite Brown&#8217;s reality TV fame, Moore &#8212; who uses his Facebook page to rally behind and assist in search efforts &#8212; says he was surprised by how few people reached out to him to join the search effort &#8230; adding that those who did volunteer loved Brown deeply.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0a3149ae17f22f59dfd61f0dc96d0425--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6dcf429b205e430edb1f26234137abd0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Family sources told us most of the fam cut Brown off several years ago because they could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/21\/alaskan-bush-people-matt-brown-isolated-from-family\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>no longer support him<\/strong><\/a> amid his ongoing addiction struggles &#8230; but Moore says his younger brother <strong>Noah<\/strong> was among those who contacted him, and who eventually identified his body.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6dcf429b205e430edb1f26234137abd0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2d288250a91a2feaf56cccd89f205a0d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n      <a id=\"gallery-link-c27f620a-3fda-400b-9290-cb9b04858e26\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/05\/28\/matt-brown-through-the-years\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:c27f620a-3fda-400b-9290-cb9b04858e26\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:671a7547-894b-4c06-90e3-086ac2d50e1e\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&apos;Alaskan Bush People&apos; Matt Brown&apos;s Body Recovered After Jacket Spotted\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f6\/4by3\/2026\/05\/28\/f67c9fabe5934f68bf2aa66f6c33501a_md.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Brown Through The Years\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2d288250a91a2feaf56cccd89f205a0d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-73c4c469fc1a7bd21836262f4c58c1d2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Matt&#8217;s other brother, <strong>Bear<\/strong>, confirmed Saturday evening Matt took his own life &#8230; and was clearly shaken by the news despite being estranged.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-73c4c469fc1a7bd21836262f4c58c1d2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-39d5a5a92ad42cc4749eff6b4b61d365\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Matt was only 43.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-39d5a5a92ad42cc4749eff6b4b61d365--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/31\/alaskan-bush-people-matt-brown-body-recovered-after-jacket-spotted\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Play video content Searching for &#8220;Alaskan Bush People&#8221; 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