Peter Beard. In a statement posted to his website, his family shared the news. Beard has been found dead three weeks after being reported missing from his cliff-side home at the tip of Long Island.
It sold out instantly and became a highly sought-after collector's item. "Peter Beard — gentleman, socialite, artist, photographer, Lothario, prophet, playboy and fan of recreational drugs — is the last of the adventurers," The Observer said. Peter Beard has swum with crocodiles, been charged by rhinos and trampled by a herd of elephants. Beard, who was suffering from dementia and poor health.
Peter Beard has swum with crocodiles, been charged by rhinos and trampled by a herd of elephants.
He had dementia and experienced at least one stroke.
In a statement posted to his website, his family shared the news. Beard, who was suffering from dementia and poor health. The family of Peter Beard, the artist and wildlife photographer who disappeared last month from his ocean bluff property on Long Island's East End, said that a body found on Sunday in Montauk.