Matt Brown’s Cause Of Death Revealed, Who Was His Ex And What Exactly Happened Between Them?

Alaskan Bush People star, Matt Brown passed away at the age of 42. Initially, Matt Brown’s brother, Bear Brown, took to his social media handle and revealed that Matt was missing, while adding that he had a suspicion that the former had passed away and the cause of his death might have been suicide.

Following this, on May 31, 2026, Matt Brown’s body was discovered in the Okanogan River in Washington state. However, the official cause of his death has not been revealed. It was on June 3, 2026, when the officially confirmed reason for Matt Brown’s death was shared, and it was a suicide.

Matt Brown’s official cause of death has been revealed

The Okanogan County coroner’s office confirmed to PEOPLE that Matt Brown passed away from suicide. According to the report, subsequent immersion in the water and the influence of methamphetamine were cited as the contributing factors to Matt’s death at the age of 42. To mention, Bear Brown, Matt’s brother, had suspected that he had passed away due to suicide, while adding that he was not able to wrap his head around the fact that his brother could take such a drastic step.

There had been a buzz that Matt Brown was ‘shunned’ by the family, a claim which Bear Brown dismissed, and added that it was the former who didn’t want to do anything with his family. Matt’s family also released a statement, revealing that the truth about their family was far more complicated. The family mentioned that Matt’s father tried to help him throughout his struggles with mental health issues and addiction, an attempt that went on even after his dad passed away.

Who was Matt Brown’s alleged girlfriend? She was the one who spearheaded the searchers on that river where Matt was found

The family mentioned that they wanted to help Matt in the latter years as well, but he didn’t want to do anything with the family. Bear Brown mentioned in one of his videos that Matt was dealing with a painful breakup, and recently, a family friend revealed details about Matt’s mental state in the days leading up to his death. One of Matt Brown’s family friends recently spoke to Page Six, wherein it was revealed that Matt was going through a tough phase as he broke up with his girlfriend, Jamie.

The friend couldn’t reveal the exact timeline of Matt Brown and his alleged girlfriend Jamie’s breakup, but the dynamic was something that was in the late star’s mind, weeks ahead of his passing, as shared by the friend. On top of that, Matt reportedly got extremely frustrated when he couldn’t get his pickup van running. According to the sources, Matt’s girlfriend might have had the notion in mind about where he was, as she was the one to push everyone really hard to go in that water, and she was the one to basically spearhead the searchers on that river. According to the family friend:

“He couldn’t get his pickup truck running, and that was part of his frustration on that day was the truck’s not going to get running — he can’t go on his trip. [He] broke up with his girlfriend. All of these things hit him at the same time on that day. He had been walking and riding buses and, you know, from town to town to, to survive. He was using buses and stuff. Matt’s girlfriend was really, really pushing us hard to get it moving and get out there on that water. I think she had a notion of where she thought he was, you know, in her mind, I think.”

What do you think about the new details about Matt Brown’s passing at the age of 42?

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