Contestant on the most recent season of The Bachelorette Tyler Gwozdz has died at the age of 29, TMZ has confirmed.
Contestant on the most recent season of The Bachelorette Tyler Gwozdz has died at the age of 29, TMZ has confirmed.
Tyler was competing for Hannah Brown's hand in marriage, but mysteriously left after three weeks on the show and was removed without being officially eliminated. At the time, Hannah Brown reported that Tyler "had to leave."
"Tyler Gwozdz, 29, former “Bachelorette” Season 15 contestant (Hannah Brown), has passed away. The eldest of five, Tyler was a loving son and friend to many," the statement began.
"A successful entrepreneur, Gwozdz was planning on becoming a psychologist, working to obtain his PhD," they wrote.
"Our thoughts are with the Gwozdz family and his friends.”
TMZ reported that the Boca Raton police had responded to a call from a woman who suspected Tyler had overdosed in a locked bathroom.
Tyler was 29.
Our thoughts are with Tyler's family, friends, and loved ones at this time.
"I lost one of my closest friends today- Tyler I’ll miss you every day, miss our hours long conversations about nonsense over the phone, miss how damn funny you were," tweeted fellow contestant Luke Stone.
"I love you man, so much," Stone's emotional message concluded.