Stars of Discovery channel’s Storm Chasers Tim Samaras, Carl Young and Samaras’ son, Paul, were killed on Friday during the Oklahoma storm.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Tim Samaras his son Paul and their colleague Carl Young. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families," Discovery said in a statement according to the Hollywood Reporter. The group was in El Reno on Friday chasing a tornado when they were killed.
Jim Samaras, Tim’s brother shared his condolences of Facebook. "Thank you to everyone for the condolences. It truly is sad that we lost my great brother Tim and his great son, Paul. Our hearts also go out to the Carl Young family as well as they are feeling the same feelings we are today,"
In a recent interview with National Geographic Samaras shared his life long dream of chasing storms. "I watched The Wizard of Oz when I was a kid and vowed to myself, 'I'm going to see that tornado one day.' Tornadoes have pretty much become a focus of my life," he said.
There will be a special on the Oklahoma tornado on Discovery Sunday dedicated to the storm chasers, that will read: In memory of Tim Samaras, Carl Young and Paul Samaras who died Friday, May 31st doing what they love, chasing storms. Samaras tweeted that he was following the storm before it took his own life, his sons and colleagues.
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