{"id":343460,"date":"2026-05-31T08:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T03:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=343460"},"modified":"2026-05-31T08:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T03:12:19","slug":"seek-for-alaskan-bush-peoples-matt-brown-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/seek-for-alaskan-bush-peoples-matt-brown-suspended\/","title":{"rendered":"Seek for Alaskan Bush People&#8217;s Matt Brown Suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Authorities have suspended the seek for a person feared to be <em>Alaskan Bush People<\/em> star Matt Brown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSearch efforts to locate the male reported deceased within the Okanogan River continued through Friday 5\/29\/2026,\u201d Sheriff <strong>Jodie Barcus<\/strong> said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1424473343051698&#038;set=a.227153996116978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updated press release<\/a> shared via the Office of the Okanogan County Sheriff\u2019s official Facebook account on Saturday, May 30. \u201cDeputies and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife agent[s] used boats, personal watercraft, sonar and divers to look an expanding area near the last location the male was seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The press release continued, \u201cA canine from Spokane, trained in detection of human stays, was deployed and implements were used to tug the river bottom. The male has not been situated; no signs of the male have been situated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with authorities, the weather became progressively worse, impeding search efforts to the purpose that they had to be called off until further notice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Bear Brown Claims Brother Matt Struggled With Relapse Before Disappearance<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBear Brown has shared details of his brother Matt Brown\u2019s past struggles amid the Alaskan Bush People alum\u2019s disappearance. Posting via TikTok on Thursday, May 28, Bear, 38, claimed that Matt, 43, had been grappling with some tough situations in his personal life. \u201cHe has been struggling for a very long time, you already know, with alcohol [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn the course of the day of search efforts, the river conditions deteriorated and hampered search efforts,\u201d the press release said. \u201cAfter rainfall from the previous night, the river level and river current speed increased. The energetic river flow increases the likelihood that the male has not remained near the situation last seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities added, \u201cThe search has been suspended because of dangerous river conditions and pending information to give attention to search efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bearthekingofextreme\/video\/7645109437090352398\" data-video-id=\"7645109437090352398\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@bearthekingofextreme\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bearthekingofextreme?refer=embed\">@bearthekingofextreme<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Really bad news about Matt  <a title=\"bearthekingofextreme\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/bearthekingofextreme?refer=embed\">#bearthekingofextreme<\/a> <a title=\"alaskanbushpeople\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/alaskanbushpeople?refer=embed\">#alaskanbushpeople<\/a> <a title=\"thelifeofbear\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/thelifeofbear?refer=embed\">#thelifeofbear<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\">#fyp<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Bear Brown\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7645109448863697678?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Bear Brown<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Brown\u2019s members of the family are frightened he&#8217;s the deceased man, based on Matt\u2019s brother, <strong>Bear Brown<\/strong>, who took to TikTok on Thursday, May 29, to deal with multiple, unidentified witnesses\u2019 claims that Matt, 49, was seen floating within the river.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually have some really bad news about Matt that I desired to share with you all guys,\u201d Bear said within the social media upload. \u201cBut I wanted to start out out by saying that I can\u2019t confirm that it\u2019s one hundred pc true at once, nevertheless it is what I\u2019m hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bear went on to say that his brother has been \u201cstruggling for a very long time\u201d with \u201calcohol and with drugs and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has other issues and stuff, too,\u201d he alleged. \u201cHe has done lots of stuff that folks, like, don\u2019t even learn about.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You could have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bear-Brown-Condemns-Hateful-Comments-Amid-Fears-for-Brother-Matt.jpg?crop=0px%2C244px%2C748px%2C423px&#038;resize=400%2C225&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bear-Brown-Condemns-Hateful-Comments-Amid-Fears-for-Brother-Matt.jpg?crop=0px%2C244px%2C748px%2C423px&#038;resize=200%2C113&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bear-Brown-Condemns-Hateful-Comments-Amid-Fears-for-Brother-Matt.jpg?crop=0px%2C244px%2C748px%2C423px&#038;resize=300%2C169&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bear-Brown-Condemns-Hateful-Comments-Amid-Fears-for-Brother-Matt.jpg?crop=0px%2C244px%2C748px%2C423px&#038;resize=400%2C225&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bear-Brown-Condemns-Hateful-Comments-Amid-Fears-for-Brother-Matt.jpg?crop=0px%2C244px%2C748px%2C423px&#038;resize=600%2C338&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bear-Brown-Condemns-Hateful-Comments-Amid-Fears-for-Brother-Matt.jpg?crop=0px%2C244px%2C748px%2C423px&#038;resize=800%2C450&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bear-Brown-Condemns-Hateful-Comments-Amid-Fears-for-Brother-Matt.jpg?crop=0px%2C244px%2C748px%2C423px&#038;resize=900%2C506&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bear-Brown-Condemns-Hateful-Comments-Amid-Fears-for-Brother-Matt.jpg?crop=0px%2C244px%2C748px%2C423px&#038;resize=1000%2C563&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Bear Brown Condemns 'Hateful' Comments Amid Fears for Brother Matt\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Bear Brown Condemns &#8216;Hateful&#8217; Comments Amid Fears for Brother Matt<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBear Brown slammed people leaving disrespectful comments about brother Matt Bear amid the family\u2019s concerns for his well-being. \u201cFirst off, I\u2019m not only making a video on rumors. It\u2019s a really, very, very, very small likelihood it\u2019s not him. It\u2019s like 99 percent him,\u201d Bear, 38, said of the family\u2019s fear for Matt, 43, in [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/29\/matt-brown-feared-dead-by-his-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>TMZ<\/em> first reported<\/a> that the Okanogan County Sheriff\u2019s Office received a call on Wednesday, May 27, to report a person sitting within the shallow waters of the Okanogan River in Washington state. The anonymous caller looked away and once they turned back due to a sound, the person was allegedly lying face down within the river and being swept away by the present.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, authorities reiterated that \u201cthe identity of the male is just not confirmed\u201d and it should not be publicly released until next of kin is notified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe family is just not sure what to consider at once. They aren&#8217;t sure where Matt is but they&#8217;re hoping that he&#8217;s OK and that the data is flawed,\u201d a source near the family told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> on Friday, May 29. \u201cThey&#8217;re all in touch and chatting with police and waiting to listen to. They&#8217;ve had their issues [with Matt] and Gabe has been the person most in touch with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities have suspended the seek for a person feared to be Alaskan Bush People star Matt Brown. \u201cSearch efforts to locate the male reported deceased within the Okanogan River continued through Friday 5\/29\/2026,\u201d Sheriff Jodie Barcus said in an updated press release shared via the Office of the Okanogan County Sheriff\u2019s official Facebook account on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":343461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[52278,3130,16950,8588,9466,1315,4225],"class_list":["post-343460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-alaskan","tag-brown","tag-bush","tag-matt","tag-peoples","tag-search","tag-suspended"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343460"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":343463,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343460\/revisions\/343463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}