The season finale provided a three-part answer to the central question of who killed Bryce when it was revealed that Zach Dempsey (Ross Butler) beat Bryce and left him for dead on a boating dock, but that it was
Does Bryce die?
Bryce Walker dies in 13 Reasons Why season 3, by drowning in the river. After Bryce gets into a fight with Zach, he is brutally injured and left at a dock near the river. Alex Standall arrives at the scene with Jessica Davis, whom Bryce had called to talk.
Are Bryce and Monty alive?
This has made some fans still think he could be secretly alive and will make his surprising return in the final season. However, 13 Reasons Why showrunner Brian Yorkey seems convinced that both Bryce and Monty are definitely both dead.