Joe Lara
Tarzan actor Joe Lara presumed dead in US plane crash
Washington: All seven passengers, including Tarzan actor Joe Lara, are presumed to have died after a private jet plane crashed in a lake near the US city of Nashville, media reports said.
The Cessna 501 was carrying seven people when it crashed into Percy Priest Lake in Smyrna, a community near Nashville, shortly after taking off from the Smyrna airport, officials told CNN.
On board were Lara; her husband, William J. Lara; her son-in-law, Brandon Hannah; and married couples Jennifer and David Martin, and Jessica and Jonathan Walters, a spokesperson for the Rutherford County government said in a news release as quoted by CNN.
The National Transportation Safety Board has started probing the cause of the crash.
In a statement sent to CNN, Remnant Fellowship Church paid tribute to those on board the plane.
"The seven Remnant Fellowship leaders lost May 29, 2021 were some of the finest and most loving people that you would ever come across. During this horrible tragedy, our church would greatly appreciate prayers," the church said.
Joe Lara gained fame for playing the character of Tarzan in American TV series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures.
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