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The actor Tamayo Perry, who was part of the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean: Sailing mysterious waters (2011), died this Sunday after suffering a shark attack on the beaches of Hawaii. The man, who also worked as a lifeguard and lifeguard, was 49 years old.
According to some American media, Perry was surfing off the island of Oahu when the shark attacked him. The man lived in the city of Honolulu, where he worked as an ocean security officer.
Agent Shayne Enright, of the Honolulu Department of Emergency Services, confirmed at a press conference that authorities responded to a call from a surfer who had been attacked near Mālaekahana Beach, on the north shore of Oahu, shortly before one in the afternoon, local time.
“As you can imagine, this is an extremely difficult time for all of us. I ask for your kindness and patience as we all try to get through the next days, weeks and months after the tragedy,” said Enright, who also said that they went to the scene of the accident on a jet ski, with which they took the victim to shore. . When the body was found, the animal had torn off a leg and an armaccording to what the media learned.
Once on the beach, the Honolulu Emergency Medical Service staff made the “pronouncement of death” official, as the agent revealed in the conference he gave to the media, where he made it clear that shark warnings had been placed in the area, after the tragic accident, to warn other bathers. He also assured that Perry, with whom he shared the job, was “a lifeguard loved by everyone.”
“He was well known on the north coast. He was also a professional surfer known around the world.“added Kurt Lager, his boss within the ocean security service. The actor, who was born in 1975 on the west side of Oahu, had been surfing professionally for fifteen years, so he knew the area well. “Tamayo’s personality was contagious and I can tell you that beyond how much people loved him, he loved everyone else more,” continued the man, who also asked for privacy for the family at this very difficult time.
“It is a tragic loss,” said Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, adding: “Tamayo was a legendary and highly respected waterman”.
As an actor, Perry starred in blockbuster films such as Pirates of the Caribbean: sailing mysterious waters, which premiered in 2011 and starred Johnny Depp as the eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow, Penélope Cruz and Geoffrey Rush. He also had a role in the feature film Blue Crushfrom 2002, in the sequel to Charlie’s Angels and in the series lost and Hawaii Five-0. “When I’m not acting, I’m still quite a character, so I always have a lot of fun”, he stated in his biography, which is published on his website.
Surfing was his other great passion. In fact, her Instagram account is entirely dedicated to this sport. She had a place that offered the experience of surfing the Hawaiian waves to tourists. In 1999 she won one of the most prestigious surf competitions in the world, called Pipeline Master, which is held every year in Hawaii.
“Like every devout waterman, I have acquired an enormous amount of knowledge, not only from what I have achieved, but also from what I have suffered. A few years ago, while surfing, I suffered a strange accident that turned into a nearly fatal experience. The incident occurred due to another person’s lack of awareness. The lessons I learned from that event have inspired me in my goal of instilling surfing protocol and safety in those I teach,” he said in his biography.
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