Josh Seiter, a 2015 contestant on The Bachelorette, confirmed he was alive in an Instagram video on Tuesday, just a day after reports he had died at the age of 36.

Seiter posted a short video saying his account had been hacked and apologizing for any pain caused by the fabricated death announcement.

As you can see, I am alive and well, he said in a video posted Tuesday afternoon, after multiple outlets, including HuffPost, reported on his death. My account was hacked. ... Somebody was playing a cruel joke and mocking my mental illness and the struggles Ive gone through with depression and suicide attempts and Im sorry for all the pain they caused when they made that post.

Seiter said he was locked out of his account for 24 hours but finally able to get back in on Tuesday. He promised to offer further updates on the matter.

HuffPost has reached out to Seiter for further confirmation. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The original post, which has since been deleted, read like a touching tribute to the social media personality. It purported to be from Seiters family.