Bunkmate Speaks Out on Deadliest Catch Stars Death

Bunkmate Speaks Out on Deadliest Catch Stars Death

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The bunkmate of Todd Meadows, who worked as a deckhand on the fishing vessel featured on the  show Deadliest Catch, has broken his silence over his death.

Meadows had fallen overboard from the fishing vessel Aleutian Lady on the Bering Sea on February 25, 2026 as his death is , Daily Mail has confirmed.

Fellow star of the Discovery Channel reality show Trey John Green III was bunkmates with Meadows who died while crabbing off of the Alaskan coast. He was 25.

Green recalled the incident which took his shipmate's life as he said 'unfortunately [it] ended in tragedy' and that the crew 'did everything we could to save him' after he fell overboard according to UsWeekly

He added that when you are out at sea, trying to save someone's life is 'no easy task' as he also called Meadows an 'amazing human.'

Many have wondered if Meadows' tragic death was filmed for season 22 of Deadliest Catch and Green confirmed that it was. 

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 The bunkmate of Todd Meadows (pictured), who worked as a deckhand on the fishing vessel featured on the reality TV show Deadliest Catch, has broken his silence over his death

'Discovery is done filming, but there was a producer and a deck cam guy on the boat for the past two months filming for season 22 of the show. It was filmed, unfortunately.

'There is a deck cam as well that records 24/7, everything, and it caught everything from the incident as well,' Green told UsWeekly.

A representative for the Discovery Channel provided a statement to Daily Mail over Meadows' death which read: 'We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Todd Meadows' 

 'He was a determined dad to three amazing little boys who were his entire world. Everything he did was for them — their smiles, their futures, and the memories they will carry with them.' 

It goes on to reveal that they will be using the funds to assist in funeral expenses and help the family navigate the months ahead.

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The description read: 'This unimaginable loss has left his children without their father, his parents without their son, his siblings without their brother and his family broken.

 A GoFundMe - organized by Paige Knutson - has been set up to help ease the financial burden put on his family

Captain Rick Shelford is pictured as he owns The Aleutian Lady which is a 125-foot commercial fishing vessel which specializes in King Crab, Bairdi, Opilio, and cod fishing in the Bering Sea

'As the family navigates this heartbreaking time, we are raising funds to help support his three boys, assist with funeral expenses, and help ease the financial burden in the months ahead. Any donation, no matter the size, will go directly toward honoring his life and ensuring his boys are cared for in the way he would have wanted.'

The Aleutian Lady is a 125-foot commercial fishing vessel which specializes in King Crab, Bairdi, Opilio, and cod fishing in the Bering Sea.

The vessel - which was built in 1980 - usually has a crew of five to eight and is owned by the aforementioned Captain Shelford. 

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The Aleutian Lady and Captain Shelford have been featured on the Discovery Channel reality series from seasons 19 to 21 from 2023 to 2025.

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