Andrew Koening’s Body Found in Vancouver, B.C.
The search is over. Andrew Koenig, the missing actor from ’80s sitcom Growing Pains was found dead Thursday night in Vancouver, B.C.
At a press conference attended by the late actor’s family Thursday evening, police reported that Koenig’s body was discovered “in a densely wood area … unseen from the path” by “family and friends who initiated their own private search.” Andrew’s father, Star Trek actor Walter Koenig was among the people in the search.
Foul play is not suspected.
“My son took his own life,” his father Walter told reporters, adding that Andrew had been battling depression.
“Don’t ignore it; don’t rationalize it,” he said in regards to depression. “Extend a hand.”
The 41-year-old actor had been missing for ten days before his body was uncovered.
Back on Feb. 16, Andrew never boarded his plane back to Los Angeles, after visiting friends in Vancouver. Additionally, before his trip, he had reportedly moved out of his Venice, Calif., apartment of nine years and had sold numerous belongings.
His parents first called the police after receiving a disturbing letter from their son. They refused to discuss details on the note, but Andrew’s father revealed that his son was not taking medication for depression.
On how his son was coping with depression, Walter told Usmagazine.com, “That is what we are trying to find out … In his point of view, things were not going well.”
Jenny Magenta, a burlesque artist was the last person to see Andrew alive. She told Us he “looked healthy” when he arrived in Vancouver on Feb. 11 to visit her. “We were talking about old times and friends.” But she admitted he soon began acting “out of character,” insisting on paying her for allowing him to stay at her apartment.
“Think about it — a friend who you’ve known for years comes to visit you and they’re wanting to pay you rent?” she told Us. “That’s just weird.”
And Feb. 14 when she woke up, Magenta said Andrew was missing.
“No parent should have to deal with anytime like this,” Koenig’s father Walter told Us in an interview earlier this week.
He described his son as “a good human being who has “an awful lot left to contribute in this world.”
Rest in Peace Andrew. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.