BEVERLY HILLS, May 31, (THEWILL) – American actor and martial artist, Joe Lara, 58, popular for his role in the TV series “Tarzan: The Epic Adventures,” has died alongside his wife, Gwen Shamblin Lara, in a plane crash in Tennessee.
The actor and his wife were among the seven people who died on Saturday when a small jet, a Cessna Citation 501, crashed into Percy Priest Lake near the town of Smyrna.
The names of the other victims are: Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, Jonathan Walters and Brandon Hannah.
The deceased were locals who were all part of the same church.
According to available information, the jet had been travelling from Smyrna Airport, located about 24 miles southeast of Nashville, to Palm Beach International Airport in Florida.
“Recovery efforts are ongoing on the lake from the Weakley Lane bridge to the Lamar Hill Boat Ramp,” John Ingle, captain and incident commander of the fire and rescue team, said in an update Sunday afternoon. “We are asking all civilian boaters to stay clear of those areas.”
THEWILL writes that authorities say human remains and components of the jet had been recovered.
“The debris field is approximately a half of a mile wide,” Ingle said Sunday.
