DEADLIEST Catch star Nick McGlashan “overdosed in a Nashville hotel bathroom wearing a gray shirt and gray underwear after taking a toxic mix of methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl,” an autopsy report obtained exclusively by The Sun reveals.
Nick, 33, a seventh-generation fisherman who had long battled drug addiction, died at a Holiday Inn on December 28 after flying to Nashville from his home in Reddick, FL, to meet friends.
Nick’s sad death and tributes from friends was reported by The Sun in December.
He joined The Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch in 2013 and appeared as a deck boss on the show in 78 episodes over seven years.
He is believed to have two children with his longtime girlfriend, Claire Hammond.
In a final Tweet on December 10 he posted about his “trauma” saying: “Trauma be making me fall asleep randomly. It also wakes me up randomly. Navigate carefully”.
He was suspended from part of season 13 of Deadliest Catch was blamed on his drug use.
His costar and friend, Landon Cheney, also posted an emotional tribute to his “brother” on the day Nick died.
Landon wrote: “‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
“‘Behold, I am making all things new.’ Rest easy my brother #gonebutnotforgotten #restinpeace #brothers.”
Nick once told how at the height of his addiction he was drinking half a gallon of vodka and shooting up one gram of meth and two grams of heroin a day.
He went to rehab in September 2016 after overdosing three times.
The reality star said he maintained his sobriety by living by a 12-step program, going to meetings and working with a sponsor.
He had said going to rehab was the “scariest thing” he’d ever done, but also the “best”.
Nick’s former Deadliest Catch costar Jake Harris has also spoken about his addiction issues.
Speaking to TV’s Dr Drew in 2011, Jake discussed his opiate addiction and told how he used to abuse pills while at sea.
Nick started his sea career by crabbing at the age of 13 and quickly rose up the ranks as a fisherman.
His great uncle worked on the first boat recorded in the US’ crabbing records and two of his aunts were crabbers, one of whom died after their boat sank.
Nick’s death came after Deadliest Catch deckhand, Mahlon Reyes, 38, died in August last year after having a heart attack.
