{"id":911971,"date":"2026-09-27T20:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T20:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/911971\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T20:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T20:12:22","slug":"late-deadliest-catch-star-todd-meadows-final-call-with-kids-airs-in-season-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/911971\/","title":{"rendered":"Late ‘Deadliest Catch’ Star Todd Meadows’ Final Call With Kids Airs in Season Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Deadliest Catch’ Todd Meadows
\n Told Kids ‘I’m Being Safe’ In Final FaceTime
\n … Before Tragic Death<\/p>\n

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\n September 27, 2026
\n 6:59 AM PDT
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\n Updated
\n September 27, 2026
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“Deadliest Catch” star Todd Meadows<\/a>‘ final, heartbreaking call with his family aired on TV … and in his last chat with his kids, he assured them he was being safe.<\/p>\n

During a FaceTime with his 3 kids that aired on Friday’s season finale, Todd — who was only 25 when he died<\/a> — told his son that when he got back home, they’d go fishing.<\/p>\n

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Todd’s daughter said … “I hope you\u2019re being safe. If you\u2019re not being safe, you better be safe.”<\/p>\n

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Todd then responded … “Oh, I’m being safe.”<\/p>\n

The episode then shows the chaotic aftermath following Meadows going overboard in the waters off the coast of Alaska.<\/p>\n

#DeadliestCatch<\/a> honors the life and legacy of Todd Meadows, Friday Sept 25 at 8P on @Discovery<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/LVm6cyzVhy<\/a>
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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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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We reported earlier … Meadows’ death certificate<\/a> lists “drowning with probable hypothermia” and “submersion of body in cold water” as his cause of death.<\/p>\n

In another behind-the-scenes clip that aired in May … Meadows revealed<\/a> that fishing in Alaska was “one of my dreams and goals.”<\/p>\n