Family members of Matt Brown — one of the sons featured on the Discovery Channel reality series Alaskan Bush People — fear he may be dead, according to Us Weekly, which reported the story Thursday, May 29.
The fear stems from an active police search for an unidentified male. Us Weekly did not name the law enforcement agency conducting the search or specify its location.
No confirmation of death had been reported as of the story’s publication. The identity of the unidentified male being sought by police hadn’t been established.
Brown has appeared on Alaskan Bush People alongside his parents Billy and Ami Brown and his siblings. The show followed the Brown family living off the grid in remote Alaska. Billy Brown died in February 2021.
Us Weekly did not detail which family members raised the alarm or describe the circumstances that led to the search. The police agency involved and the timeline of events hadn’t been made public as of Thursday.
Us Weekly reported this story on May 29, 2026. Read the original report.
