One of the stars of History Channel’s Swamp People has died in the Louisiana Bayou.
Alligator wrangler Mitchell Guist “fell” from his boat on the Belle River after witnesses say he appeared to be having a seizure.
The operator of the boat returned it back to the dock where he called 911. WBRZ.com reported the reality star was found at 9 AM in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. According to law enforcement sources, attempts to resuscitate Guist using CPR were unsuccessful.
A History Channel representative released a statement saying, “We are extremely saddened to report that our friend and beloved member of the Swamp People family, Mitchell Guist, has passed away earlier today. Mitchell passed on the swamp, doing what he loved.“
Sources close to Guist told TMZ that he had recently fallen ill but the cause of his illness was unclear.
