The Police Chief of Bristol Bay Borough Police Department in Alaska tells TMZ … the ex-Discovery Channel star died Thursday afternoon in Naknek — this after experiencing a medical emergency of some sort.
Nick appeared in 98 episodes on “Deadliest Catch” from 2005 to 2021 … serving as a deckhand responsible for maintaining the Northwestern and its mechanical equipment. He ended up bowing out of the show after a health scare involving his appendix — a dramatic event that chronicled in one of his final episodes.
The health scare at the time actually led to some legal action — Nick ended up suing Captain Sig Hansen … this after he alleged there wasn’t a proper plan in place to get him outside medical help during the pandemic.
He said the delay in getting help led to his appendix rupturing — which he claimed had a tumor attached that he wasn’t aware of — while aboard the F/V Northwestern … and he was in court over this as recently as last year.
Meanwhile, post-“Deadliest Catch,” Nick has reportedly been spotted in and around Alaska’s Bristol Bay of late, captaining his own salmon boat and minding his business. He was 59.
