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A two-time contestant from Naked and Afraid has died under what has been described as “mysterious circumstances.”

Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer – has announced plans to open a winemaking facility in Cottonwood, a city in the Yavapai County of Arizona.The Caduceus Cellars Hilltop Facility, which will open next month on October 6, will be run by the same team that oversees Keenan’s winery Caduceus Cellars and his Merkin vineyard that are located in Jerome – approximately a 15-minute drive from the new Cottonwood location. AZ Central reports that the complex will also include a new restaurant named the Trattoria, a tasting room dubbed the Ventura Room and a gelateria named Pocket Park.In a press statement, Keenan said that the opening of this new facility was something he’d been “working towards” for “many years”.“One of the things I discovered when it comes to bridging the hurdle of exposing people to Arizona wine is context,” he said.

Melanie Rauscher has sadly died.

Melanie Rauscher is said to have died aged 35 after being found at her friend’s home on Sunday 17 July. Melanie rose to fame on reality TV show Naked and Afraid, where she featured on two seasons – the first in 2013, and then on its spinoff series, XL, two years later. She's thought to have featured on the spinoff series again in recent years.The late TV star had been dog sitting for friends at their home in Arizona at the time of their passing, with them returning to find Melanie dead in their guest bed.

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