Meadows, a deckhand, died on Feb. 25 while working aboard a fishing vessel. He was 25.

*Deadliest Catch *star Todd Meadows’ cause of death revealed

Meadows, a deckhand, died on Feb. 25 while working aboard a fishing vessel. He was 25.

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More than a month after the *Deadliest Catch* deckhand's tragic accident, *Deadliest Catch *star Todd Meadows' cause of death has been revealed.

Meadows died at 25 after falling overboard from the Aleutian Lady fishing vessel. According to a death certificate obtained by TMZ on Monday, he died from "drowning with probable hypothermia" and "submersion of body in cold water."

The document, reviewed by **, noted that Meadows was pronounced dead at 5:15 p.m. on Feb. 25, following the incident aboard the vessel then-located in the Bering Sea. His manner of death was ruled accidental. Per the certificate, Meadows' body was cremated after being transported back to Anchorage, Alaska.

Todd Morgan Meadows.

Meadows is survived by his three young sons. A GoFundMe campaign to support his family has raised over $56,000 as of Monday afternoon.

After Meadows' tragic death, Discovery — the network on which *Deadliest Catch* has aired since it premiered in April 2005 — issued a statement.

"We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Todd Meadows," a rep told EW. "This is a devastating loss, and our hearts are with his loved ones, his crewmates, and the entire fishing community during this incredibly difficult time.

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