Discovery Channel has not yet commented on Taylor’s death.
Joel Taylor, a star of Discovery Channel’s “Storm Chasers” documentary reality series, died yesterday, friends and colleagues have confirmed. Taylor was 38, and no cause of death has yet been disclosed.
“RIP my best friend and storm chasing partner, Joel Taylor. I am shocked and absolutely devastated by the loss of my incredible, caring friend,” wrote Reed Timmer, Taylor’s former Storm Chasers costar. “We chased so many intense storms, and I wish we could have just one more storm chase. I’ll miss you forever, Joel. We lost a legend.”
News of Taylor’s death spread quickly in the storm-chasing community after the Western Oklahoma storm-chasing group Team Western OK Chasers announced the news on Facebook last night:
Team Western later updated the post to note that medical professionals were trying to determine the cause of death. “It will most likely be quite a while before the medical professionals have those answers and when they do then it will be relayed to the family.”
Taylor, a native of Oklahoma, has been on “Storm Chasers” since 2008.
Discovery Channel has not yet commented on Taylor’s death.
