How ‘Deadliest Catch’ Honored Todd Meadows in Season 22 Premiere After His Death
The premiere ends with an in-memory card as crew recount an overboard accident that left the 25-year-old dead, while the Coast Guard investigates.
- On Friday, the Deadliest Catch Season 22 premiere on the Discovery Channel featured rookie deckhand Todd Meadows, who died at sea on February 25, 2026 while filming the show.
- Fellow deckhand Trey John Green III alleged Meadows was inside a 900-pound pot when it went 'over the rail' approximately 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on the Bering Sea.
- After retrieving Meadows from the water, the crew performed CPR 'right away,' but he had been submerged for 'three or four minutes' and was already 'turning blue,' with cause of death determined as 'drowning by probable hypothermia.'
- Deckhand Green admitted Meadows wore no lifejacket, stating, 'On this boat, we don't wear lifejackets,' as the Coast Guard investigation remains ongoing and Meadows' family has reportedly sought legal counsel.
- Captain Rick Shelford remarked on the Bering Sea's 'shredding currents and towering waves,' and the episode concluded with a title card reading, 'In Memory of Todd Meadows, 2000-2006.
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Deadliest Catch Releases Memorial Video For Todd Meadows: His Final Days Caught On Camera
Deadliest Catch has made a touching tribute video for their late star Todd Meadows. As you know, the 25-year-old tragically died while filming the show after falling overboard the Aleutian Lady in February. In this new video, released on YouTube, Todd can be seen preparing for what would become his final Alaskan fishing trip. In the short clip released on Friday, he explains how it’s always been one of his “dreams and goals to make it” to Alaska…
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The Independent (US)Deadliest Catch opens season with emotional message from late deckhand Todd Meadows
Meadows, 25, died in February after falling overboard while filming for the series
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Reading Time: 2 minutes As we reported back in February, Todd Meadows — a cast member on the popular Discovery reality show Deadliest Catch — was killed during filming. He was just 25 years old. Now, the first footage of Meadows’ final days aboard the Aleutian Lady has been released. Footage of Todd Meadows’ brief time on ‘Deadliest Catch’ has been released. (YouTube/Discovery) The 25-year-old rookie fisherman appears in the Season 22 premiere o…
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