Kirk Medas, best known for his role on MTV’s reality series “Floribama Shore,” died on May 2 after a prolonged hospitalization due to severe complications from necrotizing pancreatitis. He was 33.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, necrotizing pancreatitis occurs when inflammation in the pancreas leads to the death of pancreatic tissue, potentially causing severe complications, including infection and organ failure. In Medas’s case, the condition led to sepsis and eventual liver failure.
Prior to Kirk’s death, close friends and former co-stars, including Aimee Hall and Nilsa Prowant, shared updates about his condition and urged fans to contribute to a GoFundMe campaign launched by his mother. The fundraiser, which was later updated to include funeral costs, raised more than $36,000. “He has no medical insurance, so your donations will be greatly appreciated,” the campaign description read.
Hall, who appeared alongside Medas on “Floribama Shore” from 2017 to 2020, revealed on May 1 that he had been sedated and on a ventilator.
She also shared her plans to send all the money she raised from the post directly to Medas’s mother to support his recovery. “One of the toughest things I’ve had to go through is seeing someone who’s like my brother fighting like he is.”
Medas was featured in 25 episodes of “Floribama Shore,” which ran for four seasons as a successor to MTV’s “Jersey Shore.” The show followed eight young adults living together in the Florida Panhandle and debuted in 2017.
