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Deadliest Catch Season Finale Explores Deckhand Todd Meadows’ Tragic Death in Bering Sea
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The Season 22 finale of Discovery Channel’s *Deadliest Catch* documented events before and after 25-year-old deckhand Todd Meadows fell overboard from the Aleutian Lady in the Bering Sea on Feb. 25, 2026, but did not show the fall. Meadows had spoken about sacrificing time at sea to support his family and promised his son they would go salmon fishing when he returned home. The episode showed Captain Rick Shelford and the crew trying to recover and resuscitate Meadows, who could not be revived; his death was ruled accidental, with drowning and probable hypothermia listed as the cause. The episode opened with a warning that some material could be disturbing and served as a tribute to Meadows, who is survived by his wife and three young children.
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Meadows fell overboard about 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska; the Coast Guard said he was recovered unresponsive roughly 10 minutes later.
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Lead deckhand Nicolas “Nico” Huerta said Meadows was in a crab pot removing crab when the launcher unexpectedly shifted and went over the rail.
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In footage filmed on the day he died, Meadows described it as one of the boat’s roughest seasons and said he would return if given the chance.
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Before the fatal incident, Meadows had returned to the boat after emergency dental care and a concussion, according to the finale recap.
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