deaths matt hughes

Wednesday night's "Storm Chasers" was dedicated to Matt Hughes, a 30-year-old extreme weather expert who was a regular on the show. He died in May, 13 days after hanging himself and being found still breathing by the police. "What a lot of us didn't know was that he suffered from depression," a fellow storm chaser wrote. "While the professional side of Matt was going fine, his personal life was nothing but. I won't go into specifics here, but there was never any illegal activity, but an accumulation of issues at home were mounting, and he kept it to himself until the end." [NY Daily News]