'Deadliest Catch' star Todd Meadows' cause of death revealed

A cause of death has been released for "Deadliest Catch" star Todd Meadows, who died in February while fishing on the Bering Sea.

The reality-TV deckhand, who was 25 at the time of his death, died while working aboard the Aleutian Lady, a crab fishing boat featured on the show, according to TMZ, which obtained Meadows' death certificate.

Per the outlet, Meadows fell into the ocean while fishing and subsequently died of "drowning with probable hypothermia" and "submersion of body in cold water." The manner of death was ruled an accident.

The Bering Sea is a treacherous strait of water that separates Alaska and Russia, known for drawing various commercial fisheries with its diverse marine life.

USA TODAY has reached out to the Alaska Department of Health and Warner Bros. Discovery for comment.

Rick Shelford, the captain of the Aleutian Lady, mourned Meadow's Feb. 25 death in a lengthy post on social media March 2, writing, "we lost our brother."

"Todd was the newest member of our crew, he quickly became family. His love for fishing and his strong work ethic earned everyone's respect right away," Shelford wrote at the time. "His smile was contagious, and the sound of his laughter coming up the wheelhouse stairs or over the deck hailer is something we will carry with us always."

Shelford continued: "Todd will forever be part of this boat, this crew and this brotherhood. Though we lost him far too soon, his legacy will live on through his children and in every memory we carry of him."

Meadows' "Deadliest Catch" costar and bunkmate, Trey John Green III, later told Us Weekly that the fisherman's death was caught on film.

"Discovery is done filming, but there was a producer and a deck cam guy on the boat for the past two months filming for Season 22 of the show," Green told the outlet. "It was filmed, unfortunately. … There is a deck cam as well that records 24/7, everything, and it caught everything from the incident as well."