&x27;Deadliest Catch&x27; costar recalls Todd Meadows&x27; death, says it was filmed Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY Wed, March 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM UTC 12 Days after news broke of "Deadliest Catch" star Todd Meadows' death, his bunkmate on the Discovery show is speaking out. Trey John Green III, who says he slept next to Meadows on the Aleutian Lady, a crab fishing boat at the center of the series, told Us Weekly that his death was a "tragedy," and revealed that it was caught on film. "Todd was an amazing human," Green told the outlet, adding that Meadows, 25, had fallen overboard.
'Deadliest Catch' costar recalls Todd Meadows' death, says it was filmed
Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY Wed, March 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM UTC
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Days after news broke of "Deadliest Catch" star Todd Meadows' death, his bunkmate on the Discovery show is speaking out.
Trey John Green III, who says he slept next to Meadows on the Aleutian Lady, a crab fishing boat at the center of the series, told Us Weekly that his death was a "tragedy," and revealed that it was caught on film.
"Todd was an amazing human," Green told the outlet, adding that Meadows, 25, had fallen overboard. "Unfortunately, [it] ended in tragedy," he said, adding that the crew "did everything we could to save him."
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Todd Meadows, 'Deadliest Catch' star, dies at sea
Green went on to say that it's "no easy task" to save a life, and confirmed that his boatmate had died "at sea."
"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," he added. "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."
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A flock of birds surround the wheelhouse of Northwestern while out at sea in this undated photograph taken during season 20 of "Deadliest Catch".
Meadows, a deckhand on the thrill-chasing show, which follows crab fishermen off the coast of Alaska as they navigate life-threatening conditions during expeditions in the Bering Sea, died Feb. 25. While Meadows' official cause of death has not been revealed, Green and other castmembers confirmed that he died on the Bering Sea, the treacherous strait of water that separates Alaska and Russia. A GoFundMe to raise support for his three sons has since been launched and has raised over $37,000.
A representative for Warner Bros Discovery, which airs "Deadliest Catch," said in a statement after Meadows' death: "We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Todd Meadows. This is a devastating loss, and our hearts are with his loved ones, his crewmates, and the entire fishing community during this incredibly difficult time."
The crew from "Deadliest Catch" prepping ice cold pot to set.
Rick Shelford, the captain of the Aleutian Lady, also mourned Meadown in a lengthy post on social media, writing, "We lost our brother."
"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," Shelford wrote on Facebook. "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."
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