Alaskan Bush People star, Matt Brown’s struggles with alcohol left his family worried when he went missing a while back, so fans worried when he recently went missing again.
Matt is the oldest child of Ami Brown and the late Billy Brown. He didn’t join his family for the last several seasons of their reality series. But despite his absence from the Discovery Channel series, his fans remain loyal followers of his social media sites.
So, when fans didn’t see any posts from Matt for a few weeks, some worried that history was repeating itself. And immediate worry about his safety emerged.
Alaska Bush People: Matt Brown’s Dead Silence Raised Red Flags
Matt’s followers are what you might call Alaskan Bush People die-hard fans. Many worry about him as if he were a family member of theirs. After his battle with alcohol brought him to rehab a couple of times, he’s been doing well.
He’s shared his coins for sobriety after hitting milestones. Matt is proud of his accomplishments, but there was a time when his Alaskan Bush People family worried about his safety.
Matt Gone Missing
A few years ago, Matt Brown went missing for several weeks. At the time, he told his Alaskan Bush People family that he was headed for the desert. He clashed with his dad, who wanted him to work with a sober coach. Matt Brown refused and left.
The family grew frantic when Christmas came and went without a word from their oldest son. But then some tourists recognized Matt and took a selfie with him. When the Alaskan Bush People family saw that post online, at least they were relieved he was still alive, but he didn’t look good.
Alaskan Bush People: Fans Worried History Repeating Itself
Jump ahead to today and Matt Brown, who is diligent about keeping in touch with his fans through posts online, offered nothing but dead silence for two weeks. Fans could only think about his safety, as history showed dead silence usually meant he was up to no good.
Fans hopped online begging him to check in, but nothing. So as worry grew, Matt finally came through for his fans.
But this time Matt didn’t emerge from the desert looking disheveled and needing a treatment facility. No, he spent time in the mountains, and he did keep posting for his Alaskan Bush People fans.
But he might have been posting them, but the fans didn’t see any posts. No word from Matt Brown is what worried them. So, what happened? It seems that Matt was in the mountains, but didn’t have great reception, and it wasn’t until he came down off that mountain that his posts finally went out.
Next, Matt made his heartfelt apologies for worrying his fans. And he thanked them for caring about him. This imagined crisis was due to slow-loading posts and considering the alternative reason for Matt Brown going dead silent in the past, well, fans are thankful for the way this turned out.
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