Mahlon ReyesThe cause of death was revealed four months after he died in a Montana hospital.
Flathead County Coroner confirms to E! News that Deadliest Catch star died of an accidental cocaine overdose. The news comes after the coroner completed an autopsy and toxicology report.
At the time of Mahlon’s death, his wife, Heather Sullivan, told TMZ that the 38-year-old man suffered a heart attack on Saturday morning, July 25. She added that he was hospitalized shortly after the incident, but never regained consciousness. Mahlon was eventually removed from life support on Sunday, July 26.
The exit also reported that Mahlon was cremated and his ashes would be scattered in the Bering Sea by his Deadliest Catch co-stars.
The Discovery Channel later released a statement in recognition of “very sad news”, telling E !, “Our thoughts and prayers go out to your family.”