Melanie Rauscher, a participant on Naked and Afraid, was discovered dead while watching dogs at a residence in Arizona.
On July 17, the homeowners discovered Rauscher, 35, dead on a bed in the guest room near to several dust-removal cans.
According to police, there were no indications of wrongdoing and the dog was unhurt.
In 2017 and 2018, Rauscher participated in the survival competitions on the Discovery Channel’s XL.
Her castmate Jeremy McCaa expressed his “brokenness” over the passing of his close friend, who he described as a “wonderful person” and a “strong woman.”
While the owners were away on vacation, Rauscher had been residing at the Prescott residence and looking after the dog.
After they got home from their trip last Sunday afternoon, they discovered her body. When she passed away is a mystery.
Police did not discover any drug paraphernalia or a suicide note in the house, so they were unsure if the reality TV personality had ingested the compressed air.
Yavapai County Medical Examiner will do an autopsy to ascertain the cause of her death, according to Corey Kasun, a spokeswoman for the Prescott Police Department.
DailyMail.com’s request for comment was not immediately answered by the police or the coroner.
Last Tuesday, McCaa, who costarred with Rauscher in the seventh season of Naked and Afraid, released a touching obituary for his friend, noting how their friendship “blossomed” from being coworkers to friends.
He wrote, “She came into my life in a way I can’t explain.” We had tremendous chemistry on the programme, and that chemistry grew into a bond that is indescribably close.
The survivalist claimed to view Rauscher as “family” and to be able to depend on her at all times.
He remarked, “We had so many times when we would just be there for one other.”
She was my beautiful wife, my best friend, a powerful lady, and an incredible person. I’ll always treasure the times we had together.
Her laugh was distinctive. Her companionship was incredible.
Then McCaa addressed Rauscher directly, saying, “You’re gone too soon and stolen from us too early.”
Mel, you will always be mine. I’ll see you again sometime because I adore you. The world lost a remarkable individual.
He concluded by urging his followers to pray for her family before saying, “See you again, my Queen.”
McCaa shared videos of a time she caught fish at what appeared to be a camping or trekking destination in another tribute she posted on Wednesday.
We were constantly competing, McCaa captioned the video. Mel yelled at me to go down there so she could take a picture of her holding the fish she had just caught.
She needed to get back in the water so it could breathe, according to Gio.
I was swearing, and she told us to keep it to ourselves back there.
McCaa and Rauscher don’t seem to have been romantically linked despite reports to the contrary; rather, they were merely extremely close friends.
McCaa is presently dating Chrissy, a woman who resides in the same Louisiana town as him, according to his public Facebook page. When he and Chrissy first started dating is unknown.