New details are emerging about Deadliest Catch cast member Todd Kochutin’s death in a fishing accident

Deadliest catch lost one of their own in 2021 – and new details about the death have emerged.

Todd Kochutin, who starred on the Discovery reality series, died in February 2021 at the age of 30. Kochutin’s obituary confirmed that he sustained injuries while fishing aboard the F/V Patricia Lee, but new video footage shared by Discovery UK shows the intensity of those injuries on the ship as the crew learned of his death.

In the clip, several crew members learn that one of their shipmates was injured and needed medical attention. Captain Bill Wichrowski learns that someone on the ship needs medics and speaks to the team over the radio.

Another captain, Sig Hansen, later revealed that someone may have been hit with a crab pot, a cage weighing up to 800 pounds that can cause significant harm to a human. Hansen then calls it a “scary, frightening thought.”

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The paramedic says the injured person is in “severe pain” and later the news comes that the injured person is Kochutin. Shortly afterwards he died on the ship.

The loss of Kochutin was of great importance to the crew, even if the Deadliest catch The team has endured its share of crew member injuries and deaths.

One of Kochutin’s friends on board, Landon, expressed the devastation of his dangerous career. “I can’t keep losing friends,” he says in the video.

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At the time of his death, Kochutin had no immediate living family members. His obituary states: “Todd was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Deanna, his brother Dwayne and his sister Ayla.”

Kochutin’s obituary also discussed his love of water and his profession as a fisherman.

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“He was a passionate fisherman. He devoted most of his summers and winters to catching king crab, opilio, Pacific cod and pollock in the Bering Sea,” it continued. “The Bering Sea was a very special place that was very close to his heart.”

Deadliest catch is currently airing its 18th season on Discovery. It first aired in 2005 and has aired over 286 episodes to date.

New episodes air Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Discovery.