Silas Merritt Robertson, a.k.a. Uncle Si from Duck Dynasty, was hospitalized for several days following a hunting accident, Justin Martin and Phillip McMillan revealed in a January 2025 episode of their podcast, “Duck Call Room.” After they broke the news, the internet exploded. Many fans feared that the 76-year-old could have died from the medical emergency. In fact, multiple X users presumed he was dead. So, what exactly happened to Uncle Si, and is he alive?
Below, News47.us is breaking down everything that happened to Duck Dynasty‘s Uncle Si.
Martin and McMillan revealed on their podcast that Uncle Si “fell trying to get out of the boat,” pointing out that the fall was “steep.”
“Typical Silas Robertson, he’s in a dang hurry to get out of the boat and into the Polaris, he fell,” Martin said. “He went to take a long step instead of waiting on us,”w
Though Martin said that Robertson “bounced right back up,” he admitted that Uncle Si “didn’t want anybody to see that he fell,” but “the problem is you’re covered in mud now, like we know you fell.”
After getting back to the clubhouse to enjoy breakfast, Martin recalled they looked around and “there’s no Si” anywhere, adding that Robertson was “just sitting outside in the cold.”
