Instagram/Todd Meadows & Rick Shelf Celebrity Tragic loss of Deadliest Catch deckhand Todd Meadows, 25, during Season 22 filming. Discovery Channel and crew mourn the devastating event. March 11, 2026 AceShowbiz - Todd Meadows, a deckhand on Discovery's hit series Deadliest Catch, has tragically died at the age of 25 while filming Season 22 of the show, TVLine has confirmed. Todd Meadows worked aboard the Alaskan crab fishing vessel Aleutian Lady. His death occurred on February 25 during production, according to Deadline, though the exact cause has not been disclosed.