Hawaii's Tamayo Perry surfs while practicing for Da Hui Backdoor shootout at the Pipeline Masters on Oahu's North Shore, Hawaii on January 2, 2019. A Hawaiian surfer who also acted on TV and in movies including Johnny Depp's"Pirates of the Caribbean" has died in a shark attack, authorities said. Tamayo Perry, 49, died on Sunday at Malaekahana Beach on Oahu, moments after the encounter.
"The world knew Tamayo as a surfer and an actor, but to those who knew him best, he was a man of deep faith ... now taken too soon," said Perry. "I feel so upset and devastated. But I also have a weird calmness in my heart knowing that he's in a better place.” Hawaii's Tamayo Perry surfs while practicing for Da Hui Backdoor shootout at the Pipeline Masters on Oahu's North Shore, Hawaii on January 2, 2019. A Hawaiian surfer who also acted on TV and in movies including Johnny Depp's"Pirates of the Caribbean" has died in a shark attack, authorities said. Tamayo Perry, 49, died on Sunday at Malaekahana Beach on Oahu, moments after the encounter.