‘Deadliest Catch’ Star Tony Lara Dies

“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.

— Jesse Spero