Jimmy Gojdics, a Season 2 competitor on National Geographic Channel's Ultimate Survival Alaska, was shot and killed Sunday near his home in Fairbanks, Alaska.
He was 69 years old.
According to State Troopers, they responded to reports of gunfire at a home on the Old Elliot Highway and arrived to find the body of Gojdics, who died while being transported to a nearby hospital.
The public information officer says police are investigating the incident “as a homicide at this point in time.”
Gojdics's remains have been sent to the Office of the State Medical Examiner for an autopsy, while an investigation by the Alaska Bureau of Investigation is underway.
Gojdics competed for Team Woodsmen on Ultimate Survival Alaska and was described on the program’s official website as "not about money or a prize" but "about pushing the limits of human endurance."
He worked as a fisherman, blacksmith, river guide and horse wrangler among other outdoor/rugged trades.
We send our condolences to his friends and loved ones.
