The death of 'Deadliest Catch' superstar Jake Anderson's sister, Chelsea Dawn Anderson, remains one of the display's maximum emotional moments.
Captain Jake Anderson from Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch has had an alarming amount of private tragedy unfold on camera. Most notably, the fisherman realized of his sister’s sudden death in the center of filming Season 5, leading him to switch boats in order to get home to his family.
Chelsea Dawn Anderson, who died unexpectedly on Feb. 13, 2009 due to headaches from pneumonia, would’ve became 49 this month. Jake just lately paid tribute to his older sibling on the 11th anniversary of her passing.
The death of Chelsea Dawn Anderson stays one of the maximum emotional moments on 'Deadliest Catch'.
While running as a deckhand on the Northwestern in the midst of opilio crab season, Jake received word of his sister’s passing. She used to be 37 years previous. According to Chelsea’s obituary, she have been diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis when she was once simply 18 months and suffered from the effects for over three decades.
"Her body did not allow her to do all the things she wanted but it did not stop her from doing all that she could," the Washington local’s obit reads. "She loved to sing, write, take long drives, and chase tornadoes when she lived in Kansas. There was little in life that she feared."
The online eulogy continues, "All who were blessed to be a part of her life knew of the purity of her heart and the kindness she gave so freely. Her loved ones take comfort knowing that she is in heaven running, riding a bicycle, dancing, jumping, and free from a body that held her captive all of her life."
In a Facebook post, Jake went into higher element about the struggles Chelsea persisted. "Growing up she was looked at funny, and constantly taken advantage of. She didn’t care, she remained happy," he wrote in February.
"When she was about 34, the world couldn’t defeat her so it took her mind. Seizures, followed by abscesses on her body. She still laughed," he shared. "Drug addiction from pain meds... added to the mental degeneration, she became schizophrenic. She still laughed."
The 39-year-old added, "The strongest most beautiful person in the world died while kicking the world’s face in! Thanks for teaching me what strength truly is Chelsea."
Less than a 12 months after his sister's death, Jake’s father vanished.
In Season 6, Jake as soon as once more won some devastating information aboard the Northwestern. A pickup truck belonging to his dad, Keith Anderson, were discovered a little bit over two weeks after the 62-year-old disappeared on his approach to meet an unidentified acquaintance, but the retired highschool counselor used to be still lacking.
Two-and-a-half years after Keith was once remaining seen alive, his stays had been found out via a hiker in a faraway space of Skagit County, Wash. — about a mile from where his car were deserted.
Jake prior to now published that throughout the ones tricky instances, he leaned on his religion. "I’m a religious guy. I believe in God, and that’s always helped to get me through," he defined. "I keep following my heart and knowing that everything that happens is for a reason, and I keep plugging away."
New episodes of Deadliest Catch air Tuesdays at Eight p.m. ET on Discovery Channel.
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