Pirates of the Caribbean actor Tamayo Perry has died after being attacked by a shark whereas browsing in Hawaii.
The 49-year-old died on Sunday afternoon, Honolulu’s emergency companies confirmed in a press convention.
Emergency companies have been known as to Malaekahana Seashore at round 13:00 native time.
However Perry, who was additionally a lifeguard, was pronounced useless by paramedics after being dropped at shore by jet ski.
Perry portrayed one of many buccaneers in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth movie within the franchise.
The 2011 movie, which follows Johnny Depp as eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, additionally stars Penelope Cruz and Geoffrey Rush.
Perry additionally had roles in Misplaced, Hawaii 5-0, Blue Crush and Charlie’s Angels sequel Full Throttle, and appeared in a Coca-Cola advert.
Born on the east facet of Oahu, Perry had been browsing professionally for over a decade.
In a blurb on the Oahu Browsing Expertise, the place he was an teacher, he described his experiences browsing “the world’s deadliest wave”.
“This small time island boy can bang it out with the world’s finest,” he wrote.
He additionally stated that a number of years in the past, he was concerned in “a freak accident that became a near-fatal expertise”.
Perry did not elaborate on what the incident had concerned, however stated it occurred due to another person’s “lack of information”.
Performing Honolulu Ocean Security chief Kurt Lager stated Perry was “a lifeguard cherished by all”, including that he was well-known on Oahu’s north shore in addition to all over the world.
“Tamayo’s character was infectious, and as a lot as individuals cherished him, he cherished everybody else extra.”
He added: “Our condolences exit to Tamayo’s household.”
Mayor Rick Blangiardi echoed Lager’s sentiments, calling Perry’s dying “a tragic loss”.
Addressing the press convention, he stated: “Tamayo was a legendary waterman and extremely revered, [he] grew up proper over right here, and only a nice member of our ocean security crew.”
He stated getting a name like that on a Sunday afternoon was “arduous to think about”, and known as on Perry’s household to be given privateness to grieve.