Todd Meadows — a rookie “Deadliest Catch” deckhand who died at sea final week — was a decided dad to three boys … and a brand new GoFundMe marketing campaign will go a good distance in supporting them in his absence.
As we reported … Meadows died at simply 25 years outdated, going overboard whereas crabbing on the Aleutian Girl within the Bering Sea final Wednesday.
The GoFundMe is being organized by Todd’s cousin, Paige Knudsonwho tells TMZ … the household is crowdfunding to assist his youngsters with every thing they want throughout a “horrific” time of their lives.
Todd’s cousin says he’d been fishing ever since he was a younger boy, and it was his ardour … and he’d labored within the business fishing trade for the previous 4 years, and solely began his job on the Aleutian Girl again in January.
We’re instructed he grew up in Washington and moved to Alaska to work on the boat and supply for his youngsters.
The marketing campaign web page reads“This unimaginable loss has left his youngsters with out their father, his mother and father with out their son, his siblings with out their brother and his household damaged. Because the household navigates this heartbreaking time, we’re elevating funds to assist assist his three boys, help with funeral bills, and assist ease the monetary burden within the months forward.”
It provides … “Any donation, irrespective of the dimensions, will go immediately towards honoring his life and guaranteeing his boys are cared for in the best way he would have needed.”
Todd’s demise is being investigated by the U.S. Coast Guard, who instructed us that first assist and makes an attempt to resuscitate Todd have been unsuccessful, and he was recovered from the water unresponsive.
His cousin says Todd needed to be cremated, and they’re hoping to have a celebration of life in a pair weeks.