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Walker had stints as a professional sport fisher and an amateur surfer before starting work as a deckhand, according to his Bravo bio.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The family of Deadliest Catch deckhand Todd Meadows is voicing their grief following news of his sudden death.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Todd Meadows, a deckhand on Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch, has died at the age of 25.
—Peter White, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Now back in the harbor, the ship arrives as if from the past without its long-missing deckhands, who may have thrown themselves overboard.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The family of Deadliest Catch deckhand Todd Meadows is voicing their grief following news of his sudden death.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Todd Meadows, a deckhand on Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch, has died at the age of 25.
—Peter White, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Now back in the harbor, the ship arrives as if from the past without its long-missing deckhands, who may have thrown themselves overboard.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deckhand. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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deckhand
noun
deck·hand
ˈdek-ˌhand 
: a sailor who performs manual duties
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