Deadliest Catch deckhand’s body found in boatyard years after appendix ruptured on set
Deadliest Catch deckhand’s body found in boatyard years after appendix ruptured on set
Deadliest Catch star, Nick Mavar, was found dead on June 13. His body was sadly discovered in a boatyard. It comes four years after his appendix ruptured during filming. He died of natural causes, say reports.
He left the Discovery Channel show in December 2020. Much to the devastating shock of Deadliest Catch fans, Mavar has died at the age of 59 years after his appendix rupture revealed a cancerous tumor.
Nick Mavar dies of natural causes
Nicki Mavar died of natural causes on June 13, at 59 years old. Police found Mavar dead in a boatyard in Naknek, Alaska, before they notified his family, four years after he left Deadliest Catch.
In 2011, a hook came loose and struck Mavar in the face, leaving him with a broken nose during an aggressive storm, filmed on camera. But since leaving the show, Mavar had a peaceful life.
After working on the reality TV show for over 15 years, Mavar spent his last days in Bristol Bay, captaining his own salmon boat. He is survived by his wife, Julie.
Mavar starred in 98 episodes of seasons 1 through 17 of Deadliest Catch, working as a deck hand on the Northwestern fishing boat, under captain Sig Hansen, for 15 years.
He also appeared in several Deadliest Catch spin-off shows, such as Deadliest Catch: Legends Born & Broken and Deadliest Catch: Evolution of Danger, before his exit.
He ruptured appendix on boat
Nick left Deadliest Catch in December 2020 after his appendix ruptured while filming, leading Sig Hansen to say it was “not how he planned” to start the fishing season. It later revealed a cancerous tumor.
He would eventually sue the boat’s owner Sig Hansen for $1 million over “failure to have an adequate plan in place” for a medical emergency while strict COVID-19 restrictions were in place, as per Variety.
The lawsuit would later be re-aimed at Deadliest Catch’s production company after Hansen claimed Original Productions Inc. was to blame for implementing the protocols that delayed Mavar’s care.
