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"Growing Pains star Andrew Koenig committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in Vancouver&amp;apos;s Stanley Park, a source &amp;quot;close to the investigation&amp;quot; tells E! News.\r\nAs previously reported, the 41-year-old actor&amp;apos;s body was found late Thursday &amp;quot;in a densely wooded area...unseen from the path&amp;quot; by a search party made up of &amp;quot;family and friends.&amp;quot; His father, Walter Koenig conceded in a press conference that &amp;quot;my son took his own life.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe insider tells E! News that Koenig&amp;apos;s body was found hanging from a tree in the secluded area. &amp;quot;Andrew didn&amp;apos;t want to be found,&amp;quot; the source notes.\r\nPlans for a funeral or memorial service have not yet been announced.\r\n&amp;quot;No parent should have to deal with anytime like this,&amp;quot; Walter Koenig told Us in an interview earlier this week. The actor had been missing since Feb. 16.\r\nCatch up on today&amp;apos;s celebritiy news photos\r\nWalter Koenig described his son as &amp;quot;a good human being who has &amp;quot;an awful lot left to contribute in this world.&amp;quot;\r\nIn a press conference following the confirmation of his son&amp;apos;s death, the grieving father urged people to be vigilant about the signs of depression in loved ones. &amp;quot;Don&amp;apos;t ignore it; don&amp;apos;t rationalize it...extend a hand.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nWalter and his wife Judith asked fans to honor their son&amp;apos;s memory by donating to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline or the U.S. Campaign for Burma."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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