MTV Reaction To Buckwild’s Shain Gandee Being Found Dead This Morning Age 21
April 1, 2013 by Hollywoodite
Shain Gandee of MTV reality show Buckwild has been confirmed as dead in a series of local reports. And now there is official confirmation from MTV who issued a statement about the 21-year-old who was found dead after going missing for 31 hours this weekend.
A spokesperson for MTV said in a statement, “We are shocked and saddened by the terrible news about Shain Gandee, and those involved in this tragic incident. We are waiting for more information but at this time, our main concern is for the Gandee family and their friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Shain had a magnetic personality, with a passion for life that touched everyone he met and we will miss him dearly.”
Shain Gandee, one of the stars of MTV’s “Buckwild,” has died. He was 21 years old.
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to MTV News that Gandee’s body was discovered in a vehicle along with two others in Sissonville, West Virginia on Monday (April 1) morning. Gandee had been reported missing this weekend, having last been seen with his uncle David Gandee around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, when they told patrons at a bar that they were going off-roading in Shain’s Ford Bronco.
Police have identified a second body inside the vehicle as David Gandee’s, while a third victim remains unidentified. According to local reports, officers with the sheriff’s department were using all-terrain vehicles to access the area where the vehicle was discovered, roughly a mile up a dirt road near Wolf Pen Drive in Sissonville. Details of the cause of death were not known at press time, though authorities say foul play was not suspected. – via MTV.
UPDATE: Some of his Buckwild co-stars have reacted to the news on Twitter.
This is the emptiest I’ve ever felt. Please pray for Dale and Loretta.
— Cara Parrish (@CaraFnParrish) April 1, 2013
Everything doesn’t happen for a reason I don’t know why people say that.
— katie (@MTVs_Katie) April 1, 2013
Thanks everyone for your condolences. We appreciate it.
— katie (@MTVs_Katie) April 1, 2013
My heart is broken.
— Anna Davis (@MTV_Anna) April 1, 2013
Rip Shain Gandee. You are an angel, I know you will watch over me.
— MTVsAshley(@MTVsAshleyWhitt) April 1, 2013
RIP Shain Gandee. You were the most amazing person I’ve ever known. I know you will be watching over… instagram.com/p/XkrtFwIIk7/
— MTVsAshley(@MTVsAshleyWhitt) April 1, 2013
Breathe in. Breathe out. Repeat. Just going through the motions. Please pray for Shains close friends and family.
— Shae Bradley (@mtvshae) April 1, 2013
My hearts in a million god damn pieces you son of a bitches wanna make smart ass remarks. I love you Shain idk what I’m gonna do w.o. ya bro
— Buckwild’s Bluefoot (@MTVBluefoot) April 1, 2013
In addition to MTV’s official statement, the official Twitter feed has been sharing messages from its other MTV reality stars including The Hills’ Stephanie Pratt, Jersey Shore’s Pauly D, and Teen Mom’s Kailyn Lowry.
Wow I am so sad to hear abt Shain from Buck wild. Sending out love and prayers to his family +friends. Way too tragic
— Stephanie Pratt (@stephaniepratt) April 1, 2013
I send my condolences to all of Shain’s friends and family. #RestinParadise
— Kailyn Lowry (@KailLowry) April 1, 2013
Damn RIP Shain From @mtv Buckwild ,, Too Young To Die !!! He Was A Funny Dude
— DJ Pauly D (@DJPaulyD) April 1, 2013
That’s awful that shain passed… He was just a baby. Rip. #Buckwild
— JWOWW (@JENNIWOWW) April 1, 2013
Wow.RIP Shain Gandee from @mtv Buckwild. All my prayers and condolences.
— Vinny Guadagnino (@VINNYGUADAGNINO) April 1, 2013
My thoughts n prayers go out to the cast of #Buckwild and Shains friends n fam..I send my condolences #PrayForGandeeFamily
— Deena Nicole Cortese (@DeenaNicoleMTV) April 1, 2013
So sad to hear about the death of Shain Gandee.Terrible.#Buckwild #MTV
— Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) April 1, 2013
#PrayForGandeeFamily
— MTV (@MTV) April 1, 2013