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Reality TV Star’s Horrific Cause of Death Is Revealed

The 25-year-old “Deadliest Catch” fisherman died in February.

Todd Meadows, a deckhand working on a crabbing vessel featured in the reality show Deadliest Catch died from drowning, hypothermia and “submersion of body in cold water,” according to his death certificate, which was obtained by TMZ. Meadows fell overboard in February while a crew from Discovery was filming for the show. The tragic accident happened aboard the Aluetian [sic.] Lady, a crabbing boat in the notoriously rough Bering Sea, which straddles Alaska’s western coast. The fisherman’s family told TMZ they didn’t want the footage of Meadows falling overboard to air on Deadliest Catch. Meadows was only 25-years-old when he died. His death certificate says he was cremated after his body arrived in Anchorage, the state’s largest city. He leaves behind a wife and three children. Deadliest Catch has been documenting the dangerous jobs of Bering Sea fishing crews since first airing on The Discovery Channel in 2005. In the many seasons since, at least nineteen people featured in the show have lost their lives to various causes, according to ScreenRant. A GoFundMe set up in honor of Meadows has so far raised $56,000.