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‘Deadliest Catch’ Deckhand Todd Meadows Dies During Filming; Production Subsequently Concluded
Todd Meadows, a deckhand on Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch, has died at the age of 25.
Meadows was working on the Aleutian Lady, one of the vessels filmed for the long-running show, fishing for crabs on the Bering Sea at the time of his death on February 25, although details of the nature of his death are unclear.
Captain Rick Shelford, who has starred on the show since Season 19, called Meadow’s death the “most tragic day in the history of the Aleutian Lady”.
Deadline understands that Deadliest Catch was in production on Season 22 when the incident occurred and the Aleutian Lady, led by Shelford and his crew, was one of the vessels that was being captured for the show. We hear that production has subsequently concluded; the show was at the end of its production cycle when the accident occurred, with The Aleutian Lady being the last of the Season 22 vessels still at sea.
US TV star dies while filming popular fishing series
A respected and beloved crew member who starred in the American TV show Deadliest Catch has died in a “fishing-related” incident while filming a new season.
Todd Meadows was the newest member working on the fishing vessel Aleutian Lady, trawling for crabs on the Bering Sea for the 22nd season of the Discovery Channel show, when he died aged 25 on February 25.
His death was confirmed by one of his co-stars, Captain Rick Shelford, who on Tuesday posted a heartbreaking statement on his Facebook page.
Captain Shelford called his unexpected death as the “most tragic day” in the history of the ship’s expeditions, with his family, friends and TV crew’s hearts “broken in a way that words can’t fully express”.
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Deckhand on 'Deadliest Catch' boat dies while fishing in Alaskan waters
Todd Meadows, a deckhand on a boat featured in the long-running reality TV series "Deadliest Catch," has died while fishing off Alaska.
Captain Rick Shelford, one of the stars of the Discovery Channel show about crab fishermen in the Bering Sea, announced Monday on social media that Meadows died Feb. 25, calling it "the most tragic day in the history" of his boat, the Aleutian Lady.
A GoFundMe campaign for Meadows said the deckhand died while he was out at sea. “We are heartbroken to share the sudden passing of Todd Morgan Meadows, a beloved 25-year-old father, son, brother and friend, who left us far too soon while doing what he loved — crabbing out on Alaskan waters,” the GoFundMe page read.
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