Popular American actor, martial artist, and musician William Joseph Lara, widely known for the role of Tarzan in the American TV series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures has been pronounced dead after a plane crash in Tennessee.
Investigators on Sunday have continued their search for the bodies of seven people believed to have been killed in a plane crash a day earlier, as a small jet slammed into a Tennessee lake, Among those on board the plane included actor William Joe Lara, who portrayed Tarzan in the 1990s television series. Rutherford County Fire Rescue Capt. John Ingle said in a statement Sunday that recovery efforts were ongoing at Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna. He said efforts also were focused on examining a half-mile-wide debris field in the lake.
County officials identified the victims in a news release late Saturday as Brandon Hannah, Gwen S. Lara, William J. Lara, David L. Martin, Jennifer J. Martin, Jessica Walters, and Jonathan Walters, all of Brentwood, Tennessee. Their names were released after their family members were notified
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