‘Tarzan’ actor Joe Lara and his wife Gwen Lara, a celebrated diet guru, were killed along with five others after a private jet crashed on Saturday in Tennessee’s Nashville, media reports said. Joe Lara played Tarzan in popular TV shows of the 90s.

The small Cessna C501 jet crashed into Percy Priest Lake in Nashville around 11 am. It was heading to Florida’s Palm Beach International Airport from Smyrna Airport in Rutherford County

, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to The New York Times.

Joe Lara played Tarzan in popular 1989 TV movie ‘Tarzan in Manhattan.’ He also featured in the TV show ‘Tarzan: The Epic Adventures’ that ran from 1996-1997.

The others who died in the crash have been identified by authorities as Brandon Hannah, David L Martin, Jennifer J Martin, Jessica Walters, Jonathan Walters, according to NBC Miami.

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Rescue team members late on Saturday night said that they were no longer looking for “live members” of the plane, ABC News reported. 

“Our efforts have transitioned from a rescue effort to that of a recovery effort at this time. Those efforts will be continuing through the night,” Captain Joshua Sanders said, quoted ABC news.

Some members of the Remnant Fellowship Church in Brentwood were also involved in the plane crash, the church told WKRN news.

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Joe Lara and Gwen Lara were members of the church’s leadership team.

The Federal Aviation Administration in a preliminary report said that there were seven people aboard the plane.