“Deadliest Catch” star Tony Lara has died. He was 50.
The Discovery Channel series remembered Lara, who was the captain of crabbing boat Cornelia Marie, on Twitter.
Yesterday we lost a member of the Catch Family. May you RIP Captain Tony Lara! pic.twitter.com/swLleyVUlr
— Deadliest Catch (@DeadliestCatch) August 9, 2015
According to the Associated Press, Lara died in his sleep at home in Sturgis, South Dakota on Saturday morning.
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The 50-year-old’s cause of death has not been revealed. The AP reported that officials are awaiting autopsy results to determine his cause of death.
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