Overview
- The death certificate, obtained Monday by TMZ, lists drowning with probable hypothermia as the cause and records the death as an accident.
- Meadows fell overboard on February 25 from the Aleutian Lady about 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, and he was pronounced dead at 5:15 p.m. after recovery and failed resuscitation.
- The overboard incident happened during filming for Season 22 of Deadliest Catch, and Discovery offered condolences to his crew and family.
- The family has begun legal steps to open his probate estate and plans a wrongful-death lawsuit, while a U.S. Coast Guard investigation continues.
- Relatives have asked that any footage of the accident not be aired, and a GoFundMe is raising money for his children.