Todd Meadows, 'Deadliest Catch' deckhand, dies at 25

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Todd Meadows, a crewmember on one of the fishing vessels featured on the long-running reality series “Deadliest Catch,” has died.He was 25.

Rick Shelford, the captain of the Aleutian Lady, announced in a Monday post on Facebook and Instagram that Meadows died Feb.25.

He called it “the most tragic day in the history of the Aleutian Lady on the Bering Sea.” “We lost our brother,” Shelford wrote in his lengthy tribute.“Todd was the newest member of our crew, 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.“He worked hard, loved deeply, and brought joy to those around him,” he added.

“Todd will forever be part of this boat, this crew, and this brotherhood.Though we lost him far too soon, his legacy will live on through his children and in every memory we carry of him.” World & Nation The death of Alaska fisherman Phil Harris, of ‘Deadliest Catch,’ is met with tributes.A fundraiser set up in Meadows’ name described the deckhand from Montesano, Wash., as a father to “three amazing little boys” who died “while doing what he loved — crabbing out on Alaskan waters.” According to the Associated Press, Meadows died after he was reported to have fallen overboard around 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

“He was recovered unresponsive by the crew approximately ten minutes later,” Chief Petty Officer Travis Magee, a spokesperson with the Coast Guard’s Arctic District, told the AP.The Coast Guard is investigating the incident.

Meadows was a first-year cast member of “Deadliest Catch,” the Discovery Channel reality series that follows crab fishermen navigating the perilous winds and waves of the Bering Sea during the A...