What happened to Turtleman aka Erni Brown Jr.? Is he dead? His wife, Wiki-bio. What you need to know about the death rumors and a nasty accident.
Reality TV personality, Ernie Brown Jr, best known as “The Turtleman” is a legend often characterized by his ability to catch monster snapping turtle and distinctive yell, Ernie Jr. is not just anyone, he is their own, born and bred of Kentucky.
Over the years he landed skills to the people of his hometown and helped them eliminate critters problems. His tasks of catching and releasing nuisance animals are well documented in four seasons of Animal Planet show “Call of the Wildman. In this article, we will explore more on Ernie Brown’s biography details like his age, net worth, family, and facts.
Ernie Jr is reportedly to have been involved in an accident and his condition is critical. As confirmed by the Call of the Wildman account on Facebook, the monster catcher has been in a bad accident.
A lot of tributes and prayers have been circulating via comments and tweets ever since the news broke out. His condition is deemed critical and there are also several rumors which say that he died of a heart attack.
Turtleman has been in an accident, according to his show, Call of the Wildman.
The Animal Planet show’s Facebook handle wrote, “Pray for Turtleman. NOW. Please.” It added, “Bad Accident. Very bad.” This has left fans concerned as it looks like the reality TV star is fighting for his life.
Until now, no further details about his accident have been released. We are still collecting information about his accident and his current condition.
Turtleman is currently hospitalized but he is not dead.
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A lot of social media users are spreading rumors about his death at the moment. But no confirmation has been received until now. The official media outlet has revealed details about his accident but there is no mention of his death.
Several rumors on social media say that Turtleman died of a heart attack. However, it is better to waive off these rumors for now, and let’s pray for his speedy recovery. Hope that he comes out on the right side of things.
Turtleman also known as Ernie Brown Jr. was born on March 28, 1965, in Lebanon, Kentucky. Born to Ernie Lee Brown Sr. and Lola Brown, Ernie Jr. is 57 years old now. His star sign is Aries. He is American and belongs to caucasian ethnicity.
Ernie Jr spent much of his childhood exploring the woods and learning the ways of animals around Kentucky. He was raised alongside his siblings Tim and Joe Brown. Learning the ropes from his father Ernie Sr. and uncle, Phillip, he started catching turtle at the age of 7.
He took an hour to catch his first snapping turtle. Ernie was just a 12 years old when he caught a 50-pound turtle and offered it to the Louisville Zoo. And since it was too big to keep they refused, later he turned it loose on a green river. The biggest turtle he ever caught was at the age of 17 which weighed almost 125 pounds.
Best known for his Animal Planet show, Call of the Wildman, Turtleman used to appear in the Network often until 2014. The show was canceled in 2014 but his episodes still air on Animal Planet.
The name “Turtleman” was due to his ability to catch monsters like poisonous turtles, snakes, and other reptiles. The show, Call of the Wildman was one of the most popular shows on the Network at the time.
Ernie Brown Jr. the man we know as the Turtleman is alive and living his life somewhere in Lebanon, Kentucky. However, his parents are no longer in this world. His father Ernie Brown Sr. passed away at the age of 64 on March 4, 2010.
Later his mother Lola Fay Brown died on Dec 29, 2017, at the age of 50. Ernie Jr. has three half-siblings Logan, Jery, Gale from his mother’s second marriage.
Turtleman is currently married to his longtime partner, Suzanne Brown.
Before that, Ernie Brown Jr. was a married man. His ex-wife is Debbie Brown. For the time the two were married they had two daughters Courtney Brown and Megan Brown.
It is not known how long the marriage lasted, but the reason why they separated is quite shocking. Earnie had lost many of his teeth in a series of the accident.
Debbie divorced him saying she no longer wanted to be married to a man with no teeth. Also, the day his wife left, Brown Jr home got robbed of all his money and arrowhead collection.
Also, the couple is blessed with two wonderful daughters. Sympathies to his family as the Turtleman is fighting for his life. May he get well soon.
Despite divorcing at not the best of circumstances, Ernie and Debbie have maintained a good relationship and together care for their children. Debbie has custody of both of their daughters
Both of the daughters had it rough growing up because of the gruesome car accident. Courtney(eldest) and Megan were run over by a car. Courtney suffers from Juvenile (type 1) diabetes since she was six years of age.
Megan has paralysis in her face and below neck due to which she can not smile. Ernie advocates on Juvenile Diabetes and he often participates in fundraising and awareness activities in support of other children facing a similar problem.
Ernie Brown Jr has a net worth of $150 thousand. He describes himself as the poorest famous guy around. If there was a scale to compare his popularity and wealth then the claim might as well come true.
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