Background
Mitchell Guist was born in 1964 in Gonzales, Louisiana and lived with his brother, Glenn, for his entire life.
Mitchell Guist was born in 1964 in Gonzales, Louisiana and lived with his brother, Glenn, for his entire life.
In 2011, Mitchell and Glenn became stars on the History Channel"s hit reality show, Swamp People. They became instant stars on the History Channel and had a fan club On Swamp People they would regularly be featured hunting for their dinner which included Alligator gar, Blue catfish, Crayfish, Cottontail rabbit, Squirrel, Bullfrog, Alligator Snapping Turtle, and once by accident an American Alligator.
Mitchell and Glenn were both featured in a Swamp People special where they hunted Cottontail Rabbits, later trading them for Snapping Turtles.
Mitchell and Glenn were also featured in the 2012 third season of Swamp People. On May 14, 2012, Mitchell Guist suffered an accident on the Belle River near Pierre Participant.
According to authorities he slipped and fell while loading items onto his boat. lieutenant was initially reported that he suffered a seizure, but it is unclear whether the seizure was a result of the fall or if it was caused by a medical condition.
lieutenant was later revealed that Guist suffered a heart attack.
Guist was pronounced dead at a Morgan City hospital, and later determined by the Ascension Parish coroner his death was of natural causes. Guist was 47 years old at the time of his death.
