The death of Deadliest Catch star Todd Meadows has left fans and colleagues heartbroken. The 25-year-old’s passing was announced on Monday. Now, the coastguard has launched a formal investigation as new chilling details of what happened emerge.
Todd Meadows was just 25 years old and had become part of the Deadliest Catch family after joining the show last year.
According to the Associated Press, Meadows died after falling overboard about 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, as reported by the U.S. Coast Guard. They were notified of the incident after 5 p.m. on February 25.
Captain Rick Shelford, who worked with Todd on the Aleutian Lady, shared a heartfelt tribute on social media. He called the day “the most tragic in the history of the Aleutian Lady” and said the crew had lost a brother.
Rick Shelford, the captain of the Aleutian Lady, announced on Monday in a post on social media that Meadows, who was a deckhand on the ship and the newest member on the ship, died on February 25. He called it “the most tragic day in the history of the Aleutian Lady on the Bering Sea.”
“He quickly became family. His love for fishing and his strong work ethic earned everyone’s respect right away. His smile was contagious, and the sound of his laughter coming up the wheelhouse stairs or over the deck hailer is something we will carry with us always,” Shelford wrote in his tribute.
