A “legendary” Honolulu surfer, lifeguard and actor who appeared within the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise died this weekend after a shark assault, town’s Emergency Companies Division introduced at a press convention, the place the mournful tone was punctuated with reward for the well-known and beloved native.
Tamayo Perry died Sunday within the assault close to Goat Island, based on Shayne Enright of the Honolulu ESD. Perry was 49 years outdated.
Moments earlier than 1 p.m. native time on Sunday, Honolulu Ocean Security responded to emergency calls concerning a surfer being attacked round Mālaekahana Seaside on Oahu’s North Shore. Enright stated at a press convention following the tragedy that Honolulu Ocean Security responders on jet skis rode out to the scene of the assault; they had been unable to help Perry after they arrived and returned to the shore with Perry’s physique. As soon as introduced onto the seashore, Perry was pronounced useless by Honolulu emergency medical technicians.
Perry’s physique had indicators of getting been bitten greater than as soon as by the shark that finally killed him. He had a leg and an arm lacking, based on Surfer As we speak.
“That is [an] extraordinarily troublesome time for all of us. I ask on your kindness and your persistence as all of us simply attempt to get by means of this subsequent hour into these subsequent weeks and months,” Enright stated.
Native officers had form phrases to say about Perry, thought-about an area legend. Honolulu Ocean Security Appearing Chief Kurt Lager stated Perry was “a lifeguard beloved by all who was well-known on the North Shore. He’s knowledgeable surfer recognized worldwide.”
“Tamayo’s character was infectious and as a lot as folks beloved him, he beloved everybody else extra,” Lager added. He then echoed the request for privateness for Perry’s household.
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi additionally spoke about Perry’s life and dying on the press convention.
“It’s only a tragic loss. Tamayo was a legendary water man and extremely revered. He grew up proper over right here, and was only a nice member of our Ocean Security Staff. So that you get a name like this on a Sunday afternoon, it’s simply actually exhausting to think about,” the mayor added.
Surfer As we speak stories that Perry was born in 1975 and raised on Oahu’s East Facet, the place he first hopped on a surfboard on the age of 12. Certainly one of his shut friends in his teen years was musician Jack Johnson, based on the publication. Perry grew to become well-known because the grasp of Pipeline, or browsing by means of the big hole curls of water that may type on reefs. Over time he competed in occasions just like the Billabong Professional Trials and Pipe Masters Trials, the place he took the victory prize, because the journal stories.
Perry’s position within the massively in style Pirates of the Caribbean franchise was a notable second in his profession onscreen, which additionally consists of appearances within the 2002 female-led browsing film Blue Crush and on the CBS collection Hawaii 5-0 in addition to stunts within the comedy The Large Bounce.
A bio on the web site for the Oahu Browsing Expertise indicated that Perry and his spouse, Emilia, had been its house owners and instructors.
“Being from the Hawaiian Islands and being former skilled athletes makes us well-known and well-liked right here on Oahu and particularly within the North Shore group,” the web site reads, letting potential college students know that their ties to the group and surf scene will assist ease them into the world of catching waves on the North Shore.
Following his dying, Ocean Security personnel positioned warnings alongside the seashore about potential sharks within the water.
Perry’s Instagram account reveals that in life, he had a deep appreciation for the ocean and seashore.