'Deadliest Catch' Star Tony Lara Dead at 50

Tony Lara -- who appeared on the hit discovery show "Deadliest Catch" -- died in his sleep Saturday. He was 50.

Lara was found early Saturday morning at a private residence in Sturgis, South Dakota. So far, authorities have no cause of death, pending autopsy results, according to TMZ.


Lara was a crabbing catcher who appeared on "Deadliest Catch" as captain of a boat called the Cornelia Marie.