Pirates of the Caribbean star Tamayo Perry has died after being attacked by a shark in Hawaii.
AP News has reported the 49-year-old - who made a brief appearance in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and 2002′s Blue Crush, among other projects, was attacked by a shark while surfing off the island of Oahu in Hawaii on Sunday afternoon.
The actor, who was also a professional lifeguard of City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety, died in the attack near Goat Island, Shayne Enright of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department said in a statement.
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Honolulu Ocean Safety and the city’s fire, police and emergency medical services departments responded to Mālaekahana Beach on Oahu’s North Shore just before 1pm after a caller reported seeing a man who appeared to have suffered shark bites, Enright said.