MTV Real World star Ryan Knight dead at 29

Ryan Knight from MTV's Real World and Challenge has died. He was 27.

There are unconfirmed reports of Knight's death as of this writing, but Ryan Malaty from MTV's Are You The One and other cast members from MTV, including Ryan Knight's former girlfriend Jemmye Carroll, have tweeted their condolences:

https://twitter.com/ryanmalaty/status/538115809948626944

https://twitter.com/JayGMTV/status/538094591652929537

https://twitter.com/IWantMyEmTV/status/538111751435595776

https://twitter.com/NanyMTV/status/538103036435263493

https://twitter.com/JustJem24/status/538099895622991872

https://twitter.com/CaraMariaMTV/status/538132142878777344

Knight is the second MTV cast member who died this month, with Diem Brown losing her battle with cancer two weeks ago.

Ryan Knight appeared in the 24th season of the Real World set in New Orleans. He also appeared in three MTV Challenges: Battle of the Seasons (2012), Rivals II, Battle of the Exes II.

He played hockey for the Kenosha Knights and the Fond du Lac Bears but severe injury to both of his shoulders left him unable to play hockey, and cost him his academic and athletic scholarship at Arizona State University.

Ryan's last tweet this morning:

https://twitter.com/Knight_MTV/status/537909578915381249

UPDATE: TMZ reports that Ryan Knight choked on his own vomit.

H/T: Twitter