{"id":1210,"date":"2024-01-05T01:35:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T05:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=307381"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:03:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:03:14","slug":"swamp-people-cast-rocked-by-deaths-and-near-fatal-incident-for-one-alligator-hunter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2024\/01\/05\/swamp-people-cast-rocked-by-deaths-and-near-fatal-incident-for-one-alligator-hunter\/","title":{"rendered":"Swamp People cast rocked by deaths and near-fatal incident for one alligator hunter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Swamp People is back on January 4 with its all-new season 15. Anna Ribbeck, Pickle, Troy Landry and the rest of the alligator hunters are back. As many familiar faces return to the show, fans&#8217; minds are cast back to some cast members the show has lost along the way, and more who experienced near-death incidents.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/swamp-people\">Swamp People<\/a> has been airing for more than a decade and some of the show&#8217;s cast members have been appearing on screen since it first aired in 2010. The likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/documentaries\/what-happened-to-troy-landry-as-rumors-of-swamp-people-star-circulate\">Troy and Jacob Landry<\/a>, Bruce Mitchell, and Willie Edwards are all original stars of the show. Over their 14 years on the <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/history-channel\">History Channel<\/a> show, the Lousiana residents sadly lost some of their co-stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Swamp People: Bonus - Joey and Tommy Talk About Growing Up (Season 9) | History\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rtSYvO8Z36E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-swamp-people-mitchell-guist-s-death\">Swamp People: Mitchell Guist&#8217;s death<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been more than a decade since Swamp People paid tribute to the late Mitchell Guist following his untimely death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2012, the History Channel show remembered Mitchell during season 3 episode 14, Voodoo Bayou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The late Swamp People star passed away suddenly at the age of 47 on May 14, 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SWAMP PEOPLE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/shows\/swamp-peoples-anna-ribbeck-became-famous-on-us-game-show-before-12ft-alligator-catch\">Anna Ribbeck got famous on US game show before 12ft alligator catch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mitchell <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2012\/05\/16\/showbiz\/swamp-people-death\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">reportedly<\/a> died from &#8220;natural causes,&#8221; per CNN. Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack told the outlet: &#8220;he was working to build a houseboat when he appeared to have a seizure and fell backwards in his boat&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He appeared on the series alongside his brother, Glenn Guist, during seasons 2 and 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mitchell&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dignitymemorial.com\/obituaries\/gonzales-la\/mitchell-guist-5106497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">obituary<\/a> reads he was a &#8220;lifelong resident of Brittany&#8221; and his passions were &#8220;living off the Bayou, hunting and fishing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/KuntryBoyProbs\/status\/202221117425975296\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-history-channel-star-dies-in-crash\">History Channel star &#8216;dies in crash&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, Mitchell Guist wasn&#8217;t the only Swamp People star to tragically lose his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alum of the show, Randy Edwards, was just 35 years old when he passed away in a car crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Randy lost his life on September 15, 2018. The Advocate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theadvocate.com\/baton_rouge\/news\/crime_police\/article_baf748ae-b9c1-11e8-81ae-0765f286a62e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">reported<\/a> at the time the former Swamp People star passed after: &#8220;&#8230;crashing his car into a utility pole around 3 a.m. on LA 75 south of LA 66, State Police said. Impairment is suspected in the crash.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He starred on the show from seasons 1 to 6 and appeared alongside his family members including his father, Junior, and mother, Theresa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook wp-block-embed-facebook\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JuniorAndWillieEdwards\/posts\/pfbid02SVLESSWfAhyYJbGWqAYwhsAFER9dB7SjemuLeTp7mGgZCJqKy7t9b5rPa5NrabhWl\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tommy-chauvin-s-near-death-incident\">Tommy Chauvin&#8217;s near-death incident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tommy Chauvin is no longer a Swamp People cast member as season 15 arrives. He appeared on the show from seasons 1 to 3, 6, and 8-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stepson of Joe LaFont, Tommy began hunting deer in his early teens and went on to become an alligator hunter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was severely injured over four years ago after a traumatic incident which saw his right hand and thumb having to be amputated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His GoFundMe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/triggertommy-gofundme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">page<\/a> reads: &#8220;On July 11, 2019 Tommy was involved in an incident causing a blast injury to his entire body&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accident &#8220;ruptured his eardrums,&nbsp;damaged his eyes, and caused multiple abrasions on his chest and arms.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans donated to his GoFundMe and said that they were &#8220;praying for a full recovery&#8221; for the <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/reality-tv\">reality TV<\/a> star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t the first time that Tommy had been in a life-threatening accident. Back in 2012, TMZ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2012\/05\/01\/swamp-people-car-accident-pile-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">reported<\/a> he was involved in an &#8220;explosive five-car pile up.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, Tommy and his stepfather, Joe, were unharmed. The report states: &#8220;&#8230;three other people involved in the accident suffered serious injuries. There were no fatalities.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/usa-reality-tv\/swamp-people-star-big-t-faced-life-threatening-injuries-from-a-graze\">Big T faced \u2018life threatening\u2019 injuries from a graze<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WATCH SWAMP PEOPLE THURSDAYS AT 8\/7C ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swamp People is back on January 4 with its all-new season 15. Anna Ribbeck, Pickle, Troy Landry and the rest of the alligator hunters are back. 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