Swamp People' cast member Mitchell Guist dies

Associated Press ^ | May 14, 2012

[BerryDingle]

PIERRE PART, La. (AP) — A Louisiana sheriff says a cast member of the reality TV show "Swamp People" has died.

Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack says Mitchell Guist (GIHST) was pronounced dead at a hospital Monday. He had fallen while aboard his boat on the Intracoastal Waterway, near Pierre Part.

[BerryDingle]

One of the twins. Sad news for any Swamp People fans.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Oh no.

Besides Troy, the Brothers were the only ones I actually liked.

What a shame.

[mothball]

My business partner’s dad lives in Pierre Part, said he heard it was an aneurysm.

[BerryDingle]

Mitchell Guist

[AmonAmarth]

Too bad, he was a nice feller.

[Red Badger]

Wasn’t he like 105 years old?............

[mass55th]

Sad News. Rest in Peace Mitchell. Prayers for his brother Glenn and their family.

[Texas Mulerider]

Very sad news. RIP, Mitchell, and condolences to Glenn.

[GranTorino]

I watched the show for the first time yesterday at mom's. My first thought was these guys give rural people a bad name. My second was one of these guys is going to get killed. I guess I was right. I worked in the logging and tree care industry for 20 years. I don't see how they get away with the unsafe crap they pull for the camera. OSHA should be up thier a*s. They are lucky more haven't got killed. Gives the industry a bad name.

[Rockingham]

Indeed it is. Yet we may be consoled to a degree by the surmise that dying in such a way is what he would have preferred.

[Craftmore]

Did a gator get him?

[BerryDingle]

I don't see how they get away with the unsafe crap they pull for the camera.

The Guist brothers just hunt and fish on that show.

[liberalh8ter]

RIP Mitchell....prayers for Glenn. I hope Glenn survives this loss. They were thick as thieves.

[LivingNet]

Very sad news...I loved watching the Guist brothers.

[discostu]

I think you were watching axmen not swamp people. Nobody in swamp people does anything more interesting with trees than tying line to them. There is a guy in the swamps on axmen, and he’s crazy, but mostly works alone so OSHA will never get him. Most of the really “dangerous” stuff on axmen is minor accidents with good editing to make it look scary, like when Alice Cooper gets beheaded.

[BerryDingle]

RIP Mitchell....prayers for Glenn. I hope Glenn survives this loss. They were thick as thieves.

I know, the thought makes the screen blurry.

[Ladysforest]

Awww, this is sad. I actually like those guys and love the show. The brothers epitomized the “image” most people who have never lived in deeply rural areas have of folks like these. I’ll bet it amused them too.

What many don’t seem to notice is that what these people lack in social graces they own in self-sufficiency and a long history of close community. Far from being stupid, they have a wealth of knowledge that allows them to live a very unique lifestyle.

R.I.P. Mitch

[Johnny_cash]

"I watched the show for the first time yesterday at mom's. My first thought was these guys give rural people a bad name. My second was one of these guys is going to get killed. I guess I was right. I worked in the logging and tree care industry for 20 years. I don't see how they get away with the unsafe crap they pull for the camera. OSHA should be up thier a*s. They are lucky more haven't got killed. Gives the industry a bad name."

Well I could not disagree with you more!

I my self envy the way they live and if I had the chance I would take that type of living any day.

I grew up hunting and fishing in NW PA and except for the critters they hunt compared to what I hunt not much different just more teeth.

They don't need no stinking OSHA!!!

OH and what industry gets the bad name?

I have ate road kill before.

Really.

[TexasCajun]

I was just talking bout those two.

Sad.

[TexasCajun]

OSHA should be up thier a*s.

Spoken like a real liberal there.

Sic the govment on dem boyz.

I think you got these brothers confused with Uncle Shelby of AX Men and those two crews in Florida, also in Ax Men.