Melanie Rauscher’s former “Naked and Afraid”Cast mate, and close friend, Jeremy McCaa wrote a loving tribute. “swamp wife”On FacebookFollowing her death, “She came into my life in a way I can’t explain. We had such a chemistry on the show and it blossomed into a friendship that goes beyond words could describe,”He wrote. “She was my swamp wife, a best friend, a strong woman, an amazing person and I’ll always cherish our moments together.”
Rauscher wrote a lot. “too soon”Was “taken”McCaa sadly left the world too soon and said in his tribute that he would see his partner on screen again one day. “The world lost an amazing person,”McCaa wrote. “Please keep her family and friends in your prayers. See you again my Queen.”
According to her ObituaryRauscher was an honorable member of the U.S. Navy during Iraq War. She was employed at Prescott VA Medical Center when she died.