Did Sig Hansen’s wife die? Viral death claim surrounding Deadliest Catch star
Did Sig Hansen's wife die? Viral death claim surrounding Deadliest Catch star
The recently surfaced rumors about the death of Sig Hansen’s wife, June, are untrue. The reality TV star did not announce his spouse’s death on October 17, as many claimed on Facebook.
The unfounded claims about Sig Hansen’ wife, June, are floating around on Facebook. Multiple recently emerged posts on the flatform asserted that the Deadliest Catch star’s spouse died on October 17 following a battle with cancer.
The rumor seemingly originated from a fan page, Deadliest Catch Show News, which shared an edited picture of June Hansen. the original poster wrote about an unverified announmence from Sig:
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Today’s Very Sad News!!!! “Deadliest Catch” Star Sig Hansen just announced that his wife June Hansen passed away at 11:05 AM on October 17, 2025 after a battle with cancer. Please send prayers and support to the Hansen family.!!!”
Today’s Very Sad News!!!! “Deadliest Catch” Star Sig Hansen just announced that his wife June Hansen passed away at 11:05 AM on October 17, 2025 after a battle with cancer. Please send prayers and support to the Hansen family.
!!!”The page also shared a link to an untrustworthy blog that corroborated the unconfirmed news about June. A similar post with Sig’s AI-genered picture appeared in the Deadliest Catch Fans Facebook group. Later, many others propagated the rumors about June’ death.
The claim that Sig Hansen’s wife died lacks credible evidence, as neither the TV personally nor any outlet reported the same. Most of the posts are using AI-generated or edited pictures of Sig and June, with clickbait titles.
Sig Hansen’s Wife, June, was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, but eventually recovered.
