Blake Painter, a crab fisherman once featured on the television show, ‘Deadliest Catch,' has died.

An Astoria crab fisherman featured on the “Deadliest Catch” was found dead in his home last week.

Blake Painter, 38, was found Friday on the 90530 block of Rip Christensen Road. The cause of death is still being investigated, but foul play was not a factor, Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin said.

Authorities are awaiting the results of a toxicology report, which likely will take weeks, before confirming the cause of death.

“He had some issues and hopefully we’ll be able to find out more in the weeks to come,” Bergin said.

A friend became concerned last week after Painter did not respond to phone calls, Bergin said. After trying to find him at his home and looking through the window, the friend saw what he believed to be a body.

The friend then called authorities, who discovered his body Friday afternoon. Painter likely had died within 48 hours of his body being discovered, Bergin said.

Painter had cases pending in Circuit Court involving drug-related charges.

He was arrested in January for possession of heroin, tampering with physical evidence, driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless driving. An Astoria police officer allegedly saw Painter smoking heroin while driving, and he later attempted to hide the paraphernalia when pulled over. Last year, he was charged with heroin and cocaine possession, DUII and reckless driving for a 2016 crash.

An Astoria native, Painter was a second-generation fisherman who worked on a number of fishing boats, including as a captain. He was featured in several seasons of the Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch,” during which he became skipper of the F/V Maverick. The popular show documents the lives of crab fishermen in the Bering Sea off Alaska.

“It’s a crab boat. It’s not a democracy. There’s one guy in charge and now I’m that guy,” he said at one point during the show, according to the “Deadliest Catch” fan site.

A host of fishermen weighed in on social media about Painter’s death.

“My sincerest condolences to Capt. Blake’s family, friends, crew, and all who loved him,” Keith Colburn, captain of the F/V Wizard, wrote Tuesday on Twitter. “Fair winds and following seas, Captain. Rest easy; we have the watch.”