Tony Lara – who appeared on the hit discovery show “Deadliest Catch” – died in his sleep Saturday. Lara was in South Dakota for its annual motorcycle rally when he died over the weekend in a private home. He was 50 years old. He died at age 50.
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The cause of death is still unknown; autopsy results have not been released yet. He worked on the boat for 10 years and then ran it during salmon tendering.
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The 50-year-old Lara starred in the Original Productions-made series as a captain on the Cornelia Marie, one of the many fishing vessels featured on the program. He’s credited with knowing the “Cornelia Marie inside and out”, and helped build the boat when it was first outfitted for crabbing. Fans will remember that Harris tragically collapsed on board the Cornelia Marie after complaining of feeling ill. He just wants to catch come crab and bring them home.
