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One of the celebs of Deadliest Catch, Keith Colburn, has followers involved about his well being.
Fans watched on in horror as Keith skilled a medical emergency at sea proper in entrance of his actuality present cameras.
The present has proven simply how perilous and traumatic Keith’s job is up to now, however this newest flip of occasions has many questioning if he’ll be capable of proceed.
Or if he even ought to!
Captain Keith Colburn Has Medical Emergency at Sea
During the October 1 episode of the milestone twentieth season of Deadliest Catch, followers watched in horror as Captain Keith Colburn collapsed whereas out at sea.
What began as an intense argument together with his brother Monte ended with discovering Keith slumped within the wheelhouse, unresponsive. When he lastly got here round, he motioned to his left facet, saying it was numb and he couldn’t really feel his arm.
With tears in his eyes, Keith watched on as his brother desperately steered the boat again to Saint Paul Harbor. Monte additionally spent a great chunk of time on the road with a medical crew, because the worry was Keith had a potential stroke or coronary heart assault.
An ambulance met the boat to shortly medivac him to medical doctors. That’s the place the episode ends, however not Keith’s story.
Remembering Captain Phil Harris
What made this episode and the entire episode so unnerving, for the crew and followers, is the truth that everybody had lived by way of the identical state of affairs earlier than.
Fourteen years in the past, Captain Phil Harris suffered a stroke at sea. Captains Sig Hansen and Jake Anderson watched on with Keith simply as they’d with Phil.
Though Captain Phil was airlifted from St. Paul Island, Alaska from the boat, the medics didn’t get to him in time.
He sadly died 11 days later.
Captain Keith Colburn’s Health Today
As of now, Captain Keith Colburn has not publicly addressed the collapse on his social media.
Fans have been involved that he suffered a stroke like Captain Phil or a coronary heart assault.
However, filming passed off months earlier than the episode aired, and since that point, Keith has been posting on social media. He even made an look on the Portland Seafood & Wine Festival in March of 2024.
So, no matter occurred to him, he appears to have made sufficient of a restoration. What we don’t know is that if he’ll return for an additional season after what occurred.
That stays to be seen. The October 8 episode ought to clarify extra of what occurred subsequent.
