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Picture caption: Tamayo Perry performed within the fourth a part of the journey collection – “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
June 24, 2024
Hollywood actor Tamayo Perry, greatest identified for his position within the movie Pirates of the Caribbean, died whereas browsing in Hawaii following being attacked by a shark.
Honolulu emergency officers confirmed at a information convention that the 49-year-old actor died Sunday followingnoon.
Emergency providers had been known as to Malaekahana Seaside round 1 p.m. native time.
The actor, who was a rescuer himself, was dropped at shore on a jet ski, however the paramedics might not assist him.
Perry starred in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth movie within the franchise.
He additionally starred within the TV collection Misplaced, Hawaii 5-0 and Blue Crush.
Appearing Honolulu Ocean Security Chief Kurt Lager mentioned Perry was a lifeguard who was cherished by everybody.
“Tamayo’s persona was contagious, and as a lot as folks cherished him, he cherished everybody else much more,” he added, expressing condolences to Tamayo’s household and everybody who cherished him.
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi known as Perry’s dying a tragic loss.
“Tamayo was a legendary waterman and was extremely revered, [он] grew up proper right here and has been a beautiful member of our ocean security crew,” the mayor mentioned at a information convention.
Greater than 40 species of sharks stay within the Hawaiian Islands. The most typical ones are tiger sharks, reef sharks, sandbar sharks, hammerhead sharks and Galapagos sharks.
In line with American Surf journal, between 1980 and 2023, 176 shark assaults had been recorded off the coast of Hawaii.
Within the first 20 years of statement, roughly 1.7 assaults per yr had been recorded. Since 2020, this determine has risen to five.8 incidents per yr.
