‘Deadliest Catch’ Todd Meadows
Told Kids ‘I’m Being Safe’ In Final FaceTime
… Before Tragic Death
Published
September 27, 2026
6:59 AM PDT
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Updated
September 27, 2026
8:04 AM PDT
“Deadliest Catch” star Todd Meadows‘ final, heartbreaking call with his family aired on TV … and in his last chat with his kids, he assured them he was being safe.
During a FaceTime with his 3 kids that aired on Friday’s season finale, Todd — who was only 25 when he died — told his son that when he got back home, they’d go fishing.
Todd’s daughter said … “I hope you’re being safe. If you’re not being safe, you better be safe.”
Todd then responded … “Oh, I’m being safe.”
The episode then shows the chaotic aftermath following Meadows going overboard in the waters off the coast of Alaska.
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Upon hearing screams and learning that a crew member had gone overboard, Captain Rick Shelford turned the boat around and ordered his crew to get Meadows back on the ship.
Meadows spent over 6 minutes in the Bering Sea before he was pulled out unresponsive, prompting the crew to perform CPR as the captain called the Coast Guard.
We reported earlier … Meadows’ death certificate lists “drowning with probable hypothermia” and “submersion of body in cold water” as his cause of death.
In another behind-the-scenes clip that aired in May … Meadows revealed that fishing in Alaska was “one of my dreams and goals.”