The brother of late Alaskan Bush People star Matt Brown has revealed harrowing details of how rescuers recovered his remains.Brown, 43, had been seen by multiple witnesses in a river in Okanogan County in northern Washington state last week - with his body pulled from the water by his youngest brother Noah on May 30.His younger brother Bear suggested that Brown died by suicide and spoke of a wound on his body that looked to be 'self-inflicted' but did not reveal the location or severity of the wound.Noah, 33, told US Weekly of the heartbreaking conclusion to the search: 'For the past couple days, I’ve been communicating back and forth with the different search teams.'There [were] two separate search teams that were going to look for him. They were nonprofits and we’re all communicating.'One of the smaller, more local teams decided to go out yesterday, and about - I think it’s 3:20-something, 3:27, 3:28, something like that - they texted me and told me they had found him. So I rushed down to the spot. The brother of late Alaskan Bush People star Matt Brown has revealed harrowing details of how rescuers recovered his remains Brown, 43, had been seen by multiple witnesses in a river in Okanogan County in northern Washington state last week - with his body pulled from the water by his youngest brother Noah (pictured) on May 30He added that rather than 'leaving the body where it was' the small search team decided to load Brown 'into a small skiff' and move his body 'to shore.''Then myself and the rest of the people that were looking hauled the skiff up further on the shore, and that’s where it was… when the coroner came. Right now, all I can say is that he was lost in the river. He was lost in the river and we found him.'Brown's body is with the coroner with an autopsy planned. Noah posted a video informing fans of the discovery of Brown's body, saying: 'It's late, and I have some bad news. ... It's been a long day. For the past couple days, I've been working with search and rescue groups trying to locate the body. And today, the group that I was working with located the missing body, and I identified it as Matthew.'I was there when we pulled him out of the river.'We hauled him up off the bank. And then, after the sheriffs got there and everything, the coroner did his thing, and I went down to identify that it was him. It's definitely Matthew. His ID and Social Security card was on him, and I was able to visually identify that it was Matthew.In the wake of Brown's death, Bear shared a heartbreaking tribute to Brown.He wrote: 'It is with broken hearts that we share the loss of our beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, Matthew Brown. Brown appeared on Alaskan Bush People from 2014-2018 - with his family fearing he took his own life 'One of the smaller, more local teams decided to go out yesterday, and about - I think it’s 3:20-something, 3:27, 3:28, something like that - they texted me and told me they had found him. So I rushed down to the spot' Noah said of identifying his brother's body 'To millions of viewers, Matt was known as one of the original stars of Alaskan Bush People. To us, he was so much more.'Matt was intelligent, curious, creative, and endlessly fascinated by the world around him. He was a gifted outdoorsman, fisherman, boatman, artist, and lifelong learner.'He loved adventure, nature, and discovering new things.'Matt had an extraordinary mind. He taught himself sign language, studied Egyptian hieroglyphs, petroglyphs, and Sanskrit, learned conversational Spanish, and could spend hours mastering a new skill simply for the joy of understanding it.'Those who truly knew Matt knew his heart. He was compassionate, generous with his time, and deeply wanted to help others. During periods of sobriety and recovery, he openly shared his struggles with addiction and mental health through his videos and personal outreach.'He encouraged others to seek help, offered hope to people fighting similar battles, and reminded them they were not alone. We are incredibly proud of the lives he touched.'Matt spent many years battling serious mental health challenges and addiction. Like countless families facing similar circumstances, we experienced periods of hope, recovery, setbacks, heartbreak, and reconciliation. Our Dad, Billy Brown, never stopped believing in Matt’s ability to heal and find peace, and neither did we.'Matt’s life was not without mistakes, struggles, and painful chapters. Some of those chapters caused hurt, and we do not minimize that. At the same time, we do not believe any person’s life should be defined solely by their lowest moments.'When we think of Matt, we will remember the young man who loved the wilderness, could navigate rough waters, draw for hours, lose himself in learning, make us laugh unexpectedly, and dream bigger than most people ever dared.'He was imperfect. He was human. He was deeply loved.'And he will be missed beyond words.' Brown 'loved adventure and never stopped exploring new ideas,' his family said Sunday Matt's family described him as an 'intelligent, curious, creative, and endlessly fascinated by the world around him'Bear had tearfully revealed on Thursday that Brown had been seen by multiple witnesses in a river.Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office confirmed they were investigating a report of an unidentified man being swept away by the river on Wednesday, May 27.Bear said: 'I’m being told that late last night that Matt took his own life. I can’t confirm that that’s true but witnesses say that he was seen in a river, at a river, or close to a river.'I would’ve never thought that Matt would’ve taken his own life, honestly.''So far they haven’t been able to find any body. I can’t confirm it 100 percent, but it looks like it is.'Bear said his last conversation with Brown took place at a Walmart before Bear left for Florida.'He called me after that, and he said that he had fallen off the wagon. And I was like, "Well, get back on it, man. Everybody falls off. Just get back on it. Go to rehab if you’ve got to. You’ve got this.”''Everyone thinks that the family has shunned him. That’s not actually the case.'Please be respectful to the family, to my mom especially,” he said. “Please don’t attack my mom. Mom cares very much for Matt and always has.'Per a Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office press release a caller called 911 on Wednesday, May 27, to report that 'he had just spoken to a male sitting in the shallow water of the Okanogan River south of Oroville, WA.'The caller turned away from the man sitting in the river, heard a sound, turned back toward the man in the water and saw the man was face down in the water drifting away in the current.'Law Enforcement, Fire and EMS responded to the location but were unable to locate the male in the river. The release added, 'Additional Okanogan County Deputies responded to the location with one boat, two jet ski type watercraft and an aerial drone. Also assisting in the search was the WA Department of Fish and Wildlife with a boat.'A firearm was recovered from the water in the area where the male was last seen.'The search for the male continued until dark at about 8:45 PM and resumed in the morning of 5/28/2026 with watercraft, divers and aerial drone. The search is on-going.'The Daily Mail has contacted the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office for further comment.A family member told TMZ they saw Brown around 8am Wednesday near Driscoll Island Wildlife Area off Highway 97 in Oroville, Washington, less than a mile from where the witness saw the man in the river.If you or someone you know needs help, please call or text the confidential 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the US on 988. There is also an online chat available at 988lifeline.org.