Tamayo Perry, “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor, dies in shark attack at 49

Perry, who has been working as a lifeguard since July 2016, also appeared in "Blue Crush" and "Hawaii Five-O."

Tamayo Perry, a professional surfer, lifeguard, and actor known for roles in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Blue Crush, died on June 23 at age 49.

Shayne Enright of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department confirmed in a press conference for local news station KHON2 that Perry died following a shark attack.

Honolulu Ocean Safety and the city’s emergency services responded at around 1 p.m. on Sunday to a 911 call regarding a man who suffered several shark bites near Mālaekahana Beach on Oahu’s North Shore. Perry was brought to shore by paramedics via jet ski and pronounced dead at the scene.

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The department’s acting chief Kurt Lager said Perry, a City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety lifeguard, was "a lifeguard loved by all."

He said, “Tamayo’s personality was infectious and as much as people loved him, he loved everyone else more.” Lager concluded by asking for privacy for the family.

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Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, who also attended the press conference, offered a few words.

"It's just a tragic loss," Blangiardi said. "Tamayo was a legendary waterman and highly respected, grew up right over here. Just a great member of our Ocean Safety Team. You get a call like this on a Sunday afternoon and it’s just really hard to imagine.”

Perry had been working as a lifeguard since July 2016, per the Associated Press, and prior to landing the gig, had been a professional surfer for over a decade. Perry was also an actor, appearing in small roles like 2002’s surfing romance Blue Crush and one episode of the Hawaii-set procedural, Hawaii Five-O.  He is also credited as a stunt performer in the Owen Wilson surfing movie The Big Bounce, adapted from Elmore Leonard’s novel of the same name.

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Perry appeared in the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, which starred Penélope Cruz and Johnny Depp, as one of the buccaneers. His final role was in the 2015 short film, The Bridge.

Shark warning posters were put up in the area following Perry’s attack, Ocean Safety officials said. He is survived by his wife, Emilia Perry.

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