Deadliest Catch star Todd Meadows’ cause of death has been revealed weeks after he fell overboard whereas filming the hit TV present.
Todd, 25, died February 25 while working on the Aleutian Lady fishing boat and filming the high-risk Discovery Channel actuality collection. A GoFundMe arrange in his honor to assist his spouse and three youngsters confirmed he died whereas “crabbing out on Alaskan waters.”
His death certificates, obtained Monday by TMZ, acknowledged that he died of “drowning with probable hypothermia” and “submersion of body in cold water.”
Todd’s death was dominated an accident.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, Todd’s mother, Angela, has intervened to make sure the Discovery Channel does not find yourself exhibiting the incident on tv.
‘Deadliest Catch’ star Todd Meadows’ cause of death has been revealed (Discovery Channel)
“We don’t want to see any footage from the accident and do not want Discovery to air any of that footage or make money off of our son’s death,” Angela instructed TMZ in March. “We hope they only air good things of Todd on that boat.”
She added in a separate assertion to Alaska’s News Source, “No parent would want the world to watch their child die.”
Angela has additionally requested footage from her son’s time on the boat, in accordance to TMZ.
“It never mattered what anybody had to say about him, good or bad,” she stated of her son’s time as a deckhand on the collection. “He wasn’t out there to make friends. He wasn’t out there to click with people. He was just out there to work and to do what he loved.”
A spokesperson for the United States Coast Guard Arctic District stated Meadows was discovered unresponsive 10 minutes after falling off the boat in Alaska. “First aid and attempts to resuscitate were unsuccessful,” an announcement learn.
The Coast Guard additionally stated on the time of the incident that officials were “investigating this situation” to “uncover the cause and initiate necessary corrective actions.”
Meadows, 25, left behind a spouse and three youngsters (Discovery Channel)
Deadline reported that the vessel was the final one featured within the forthcoming twenty second season that was nonetheless at sea, and that filming concluded shortly after Todd’s death. The Independent has reached out to Discovery Channel for an replace on when the season would possibly premiere.
Deadliest Catch premiered in 2005, following a bunch of king crab fishermen in Alaska as they launched into the perilous journey to catch the seafood delicacy within the Bering Sea. The present’s title is impressed by the excessive danger of damage or death linked to the road of work.
Captain Rick Shelford, who has been a daily on the present since 2023, referred to as it the “most tragic day in the history of the Aleutian Lady.”
“His love for fishing and his strong work ethic earned everyone’s respect right away,” Shelford wrote in a March Facebook put up saying Todd’s death. “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.
“Todd’s love for his children, his family, and his life was evident in everything he did,” Shelford continued. “He worked hard, loved deeply, and brought joy to those around him. Right now, our hearts are broken in a way that words can’t fully express. We ask that you lift Todd’s children and family in prayer and keep them in your thoughts as they face the days ahead without him.”
A spokesperson for Discovery Channel stated his death was “a devastating loss,” including: “We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Todd Meadows. Our hearts are with his loved ones, his crewmates, and the entire fishing community during this incredibly difficult time.”
