'Deadliest Catch' star is severely beaten and robbed after an altercation in Washington 

  • Jake Harris was beaten and severely injured Saturday night in Washington
  • His brother, Josh Harris, reportedly wrote on social media about incident
  • Police said Jake Harris was conscious, alert and answering questions' 
  • He was also robbed after the altercation and is now recovering in hospital   

By Dailymail.com Reporter and Associated Press

Published: 21:24 EST, 14 November 2016 | Updated: 21:32 EST, 14 November 2016

A Deadliest Catch star was badly assaulted and robbed over the weekend, authorities said. 

Reality TV star Jake Harris was brutally attacked Saturday night along Highway 526 in Washington. 

His brother, Josh Harris, reportedly wrote on social media that his sibling has been severely injured. 

The Everett Police Department said they received a report of 'a male victim of an assault'. 

Deadliest Catch star Jake Harris (right) was brutally attacked Saturday night along Highway 526 in Washington. His brother, Josh Harris (left), reportedly wrote on social media that his sibling has been severely injured

Everett Police Department said Harris (left) was 'conscious, alert and answering questions' at the scene.  He and his family, inlcuding his late father Captain Phil Harris (right), have been featured on the Discovery Channel show about fisherman in Alaska for 10 years

Police spokesman Aaron Snell told The Seattle Times the victim was found by a passer-by who called 911. 

'At the scene, he was conscious, alert and answering questions,' Snell said. 

Snell said Harris had been injured in an altercation.  

Police told the newspaper that Harris refused medical attention and was taken home by police.

'He was later taken to the hospital by friends or family members,' Snell said. 

Harris remains hospitalized at the Providence Regional Medical Center. 

A spokeswoman for the hospital told the Times that Harris was in 'satisfactory condition'.

Jake Harris and his family have been featured on the Discovery Channel show about fisherman in Alaska for 10 years.

Police said that Harris (left) refused medical attention and was taken home by police. He was later taken to the hospital by family members. The siblings are pictured during season six of Deadliest Catch 

A spokeswoman for the hospital said that the reality TV star was in 'satisfactory condition'. A fishing boat used by the Harris family is pictured 

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