Nick Macglashan: Last News

We have some heartbreaking news for Deadliest Catch fans. Longtime deckhand Nick Mavar has died at the age of 59.

Nick Mavar, a fisherman who was a deckhand on the reality TV show “Deadliest Catch,” died Thursday in Alaska.He was 59.Mavar, who was born in Croatia and worked aboard the F/V Northwestern, suffered a medical emergency in the town of Naknek, the Police Chief of the Bristol Bay Borough Police Department told Deadline.Mavar was taken to a hospital where he died of natural causes, the chief said.From 2005 to 2021, he appeared on 98 episodes of the ongoing Discovery Channel series about the brutal conditions faced by commercial crab fishermen.The fisherman could also be seen on its spinoffs such as “Deadliest Catch: Siberian Winter” and “Deadliest Catch: The Bait.”He left the show abruptly after his appendix ruptured onboard during a December 2020 voyageThe intense medical incident, which was well-documented on the series, led Mavar to sue one of the boat owners, Sig Hansen, and his wife.Mavar claimed he didn’t receive speedy medical treatment during the pandemic.Mavar also alleged in his lawsuit that his delayed care resulted in serious complications, including a ruptured appendix that contained a cancerous tumor.

It was a difficult year for the crew of “Deadliest Catch”.

Nick McGlashan's death may be related to drug use, according to police officers at the scene in a Nashville hotel room.

Nick McGlashan has died at the age of 33, his family confirmed today.

Nick McGlashan has died at the age of 33, his heartbroken family have confirmed.

It’s an incredibly sad and trying time for the McGlashan family. Nick McGlashan has sadly died at the age of 33 years old, according to TMZ. Nick reportedly past away on Sunday, December 27, in Nashville, TN. A cause of death has yet to be determined for the longtime star of Deadliest Catch on Discovery Channel. Learn more about Nick and his time on the reality TV series.