Matt Brown, the eldest son of Billy Brown from Alaskan Bush People, has been found ᴅᴇᴀᴅ in a Washington river, and the circumstances surrounding his final moments are now resurfacing in the most heartbreaking way. According to his brother Noah, their last conversation ended with those simple words that now feel unbearably heavy in hindsight.

Highlights:

Matt Brown, the eldest son of the late Billy Brown and star of Discovery’s Alaskan Bush People from 2014 to 2019, was found ᴅᴇᴀᴅ in the Okanogan River in Washington state on Saturday, May 30 – three days after he was reported missing
The Brown family issued an emotional statement saying Matt ‘was deeply loved’ and ‘will be missed beyond words’ – while acknowledging his ‘many years battling serious mental health challenges and addiction’
Brother Noah Brown revealed their final exchange in a grocery store ‘probably two or three weeks’ before Matt’s death – telling Us Weekly exclusively: ‘Okay, love you more, man’
Police discovered a firearm near where Matt was last seen, with the body showing a gunsH๏τ wound – brother Bear Brown confirmed the family believes the injury was ‘self-inflicted’
The family of Matt Brown, one of the original stars of Discovery Channel’s hit reality series Alaskan Bush People, has broken their silence following the 43-year-old’s tragic death.

His body was pulled from the Okanogan River in Washington state on Saturday, May 30 – three days after he was reported missing by a 911 caller who saw a man sitting in shallow water before he was swept away by the current.

Now, his siblings are speaking out about the loss of their brother. And their final words to him will break your heart.

‘Love you more, man’: Noah’s last conversation

Noah Brown, Matt’s younger brother who also starred on Alaskan Bush People, sat down with Us Weekly for an exclusive interview revealing the last real conversation he shared with Matt.

It happened ‘probably two or three weeks’ before Matt’s death – completely by chance in an ordinary grocery store aisle, the kind of everyday encounter that now carries unimaginable weight.

‘I ran into him in the grocery store,’ Noah told Us Weekly. ‘The last thing I said to him was, “Okay, love you more, man,” which was our thing.’

He reflected on the importance of never leaving words unsaid.

‘You never know when the last time you’re going to see someone is, so [our family] always [says] how you feel right before you say goodbye, because it could be the last thing,’ Noah said.

‘Then that was it.’

Noah admitted there was ‘a distance’ between them in recent years. ‘In the later years, I realized it was best to just kind of let him do his own thing,’ he explained. ‘The stress of a large family gets to some people, and it’s just one of those things. Just let’s let him live his life.’