Joe Lara, the star of TV’s Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, died Saturday (May 29) with his wife and five others in the crash of a small jet near Nashville, authorities said. He was 58.
Joe and Gwen are survived by her two adult children from Gwen’s first marriage, Elizabeth Hannah and Michael Shamblin, as well as a daughter from Joe’s previous relationship, plus several grandchildren.
A Cessna C501 plunged into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tennessee, after taking off from Smyrna Rutherford County Airport at about 11 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Authorities did not release registration information for the plane, which was headed to Palm Beach International Airport in Florida.
It is reportedly said that there was a total of seven people who were killed in the accident.
After the accident, fire and other rescue crews were dispatched to the scene but, after an all-night operation, authorities told TMZ that the passengers were killed in the accident.
Their families were notified soon after and as per TMZ, an investigation is underway to determine the cause behind the crash.
Joe’s fans and colleagues were shocked to hear the news. They landed into the comments section of Joe’s previous Instagram posts and flooded it with RIP. Joe’s American Cyborg co-star Nicole Hansen also mourned the demise of the actor. She wrote: “My deepest condolences to the family of #JoeLara, my co-star in #AmericanCyborg. Though we had our differences of opinion in many areas, I did have great respect for his work ethic during our time filming the movie in Tel Aviv. #RIPJoeLara via @thr”
