{"id":877144,"date":"2026-09-02T07:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/877144\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T07:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:20:17","slug":"matt-dee-death-former-bondi-rescue-star-matt-dee-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/877144\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Dee death: Former Bondi Rescue star Matt Dee dies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Bondi Rescue star Matt Dee has died. <\/p>\n

The tragic news was announced on the FTW Revolution Instagram page<\/a> on Wednesday morning alongside an image of Dee throwing his head back laughing while holding a beer. <\/p>\n

\"Matt<\/p>\n

Matt Dee, former Bondi Rescue star has died. \u00a0Danielle Smith DKS<\/p>\n

Dee appeared on the Australian hit reality show Bondi Rescue from 2008 to 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the heartbreaking news of the passing of our Matt Dee,\u201d the statement read. <\/p>\n

\u201cMatt touched the lives of many, he also did amazing work and he will be deeply missed and forever remembered by those who knew and loved him.\u201d <\/p>\n

Dee\u2019s cause of death has not been confirmed. <\/p>\n

FTW Revolution page, a clothing brand connected to Suicide Prevention Australia, for which Dee was an ambassador, shared that funeral arrangements and details will be made public once they have been finalised. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis page is being monitored, however, please understand that we may not be able to respond to every message. We truly appreciate every kind message, thought and tribute.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Matt\u2019s passing has brought up difficult feelings for you, please know that you don\u2019t have to face them alone. Support is available.\u201d <\/p>\n

Dee was a passionate mental health ambassador after losing both his brother and sister within a year following their descent into severe mental health illness. <\/p>\n

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Dee tragically lost his brother and sister to mental health struggles within a year of each other. \u00a0YouTube\/@BondiRescue<\/p>\n

\"Dee<\/p>\n

Dee is being remembered as \u201cone of a kind\u201d. \u00a0YouTube\/@BondiRescue<\/p>\n

His younger sister, Rachel Bridger Dee, died aged 30 in December 2009. She had been living with schizophrenia for about a decade. Older brother Jonathan had bipolar disorder. He died months earlier, at 34. <\/p>\n

The Bondi Rescue star was two years younger than Jonathon and three years older than Rachel. <\/p>\n

The tight-knit family was raised by their single mother in Melbourne. They holidayed in Torquay where they learned to surf.<\/p>\n

In a 2011 interview with The Sun-Herald, Dee said of his siblings\u2019 deaths: \u201cWhat happened was not their fault.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThey did their best to manage their illnesses. It wasn\u2019t their fault. They had a problem inside their heads. It\u2019s something we don\u2019t understand. How would we know what it\u2019s like?\u201d <\/p>\n

Dee was open about living with the guilt of their deaths, feeling he could have done more. <\/p>\n

He was an ambassador for Schizophrenia Research Institute. <\/p>\n

Tributes have flooded FTW Revolution\u2019s announcement, with many remembering Dee as \u201cone of a kind\u201d. <\/p>\n

\u201cRest easy, Matt. You were always my favourite lifeguard, and my admiration has only grown after learning and seeing what you stood for,\u201d one wrote. <\/p>\n

Another said: \u201cRIP Matty Dee your humour heroism will be missed and remembered every day.\u201d <\/p>\n

A third wrote: \u201cRip my mate Matt Dee. We had so much fun surfing and running a muck together growing up. You definitely lived life to the fullest, see you in the next life legend Spikas.\u201d <\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is going through a difficult time, please know that support is available Lifeline (Australia): Call 13 11 14 (Available 24\/7) or text 0477 13 11 14. <\/p>\n