Charlie Griffin, a fisherman who starred on National Geographic’s «Wicked Tuna» from seasons two through five, has died in a boating accident.
«Wicked Tuna» star Charlie Griffin has died in a boating accident, National Geographic confirmed to Fox News Digital.
«National Geographic and Pilgrim Media Group were saddened to learn that Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks cast member Captain Charlie ‘Griff’ Griffin passed away this week after a shipwreck unrelated to the series,» National Geographic and Pilgrim Media Group said in a joint statement sent to Fox News Digital Tuesday.
The statement continued, «Charlie was the captain of the fishing vessel Reels of Fortune and appeared on seasons two through five of Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks, fishing side-by-side on the series with his only child, Jake.
