By Ree Hines, TODAY contributor
Updated April 2, at 9:00 p.m. ET: MTV has suspended production of reality series "Buckwild" in the wake of the death 21-year-old star Shain Gandee.
Last month, the network renewed the show for a second season. In a statement to TODAY.com, MTV said, "We are shocked and saddened by the terrible news about Shain Gandee, and those involved in this tragic incident. We are waiting for more information but at this time, our main concern is for the Gandee family and their friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Shain had a magnetic personality, with a passion for life that touched everyone he met and we will miss him dearly."
On Monday, NBC affiliate WSAZ confirmed Shain's death after he and his uncle, David Gandee, had been reported missing on Sunday. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, the two were said to have been last seen at a Sissonville, W.Va., bar around 3 a.m., and they then planned to go four-wheeling.
Kanawha County Commission President Ken Carper said the bodies of Shain and two others were found in a truck in Sissonville on Monday.
The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office later identified the second person as 48-year-old David, and the third as Donald Myers, 27. According to the sheriff's office release, Shain was in the driver's seat of the 1984 Ford Bronco.
"Their bodies were removed from the vehicle and have been taken to the Office of the Medical Examiner," the release stated. "Autopsies will be performed to determine the cause of death."
Shain, along with "Buckwild" co-star Shae Bradley, appeared on TODAY in January to defend their then-new show from critics who feared their on-screen antics would reinforce negative stereotypes about West Virginians.
Shain's defense of the show now strikes a sad tone. "You only live once, so live it up," he said.
According to Shain's father, the young reality TV star did just that.
?I spoke with Shain?s father, who is devastated as you can imagine,? show producer J.P. Williams told The Hollywood Reporter. ?But he said something that I thought was pretty profound, which is that his son died doing what he loved to do.?
Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, who in December called the show a "travesty," expressed his condolences over Shain's death Monday. In a statement to TODAY.com, he said, "My family and I join all West Virginians in praying for the Gandee family as they go through this difficult time."
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