Melanie RauscherThe reality TV show Naked and Afraid starred her. She has passed away. She was just 35.
The former contestant had been dog-sitting at a home in Prescott, AZ while the homeowners were away on vacation and when they returned on July 17, they found her deceased on a bed in a guest room, a rep for the Prescott Police Department told TMZ on July 23.
The outlet reported that several cans of compressed air, often used to clean computers, were found near Rauscher’s body, and that the dog was unharmed. Police said there were no obvious signs of foul play and that no suicide note or drug paraphernalia was found, TMZ reported.
CelebHomes News has reached out to local authorities and has not heard back.
Rauscher was confirmed by an obituary that he “passed suddenly” on Sunday, July 17. According to it, the former The naked and the afraid star was born and raised in Philadelphia, attended Old Dominion University in Virginia and worked at Prescott VA Medical Center at the time of her passing. Rauscher “served with honor in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S.S.,” the tribute reads. The tribute says that Theodore Roosevelt CVN-17 was with the U.S. Navy during the Iraq War.