"It is with great sadness, to tell you that my family has lost my best friend and older brother Clint on the morning of January 11th," she wrote on Facebook.

"Just heard about the passing of Clint Arlis," the Bachelor star said.

"I got a chance to get know Clint a little after our time on Kaitlyns season and I always enjoy are time and conversations." He added that Clint "was taken from this world far too soon.".

Meanwhile, his family friends considered him to be a "fierce competitor" and a "devoted friend," in the words of the wrestling coach at his high school.