How was Tim Samaras Killed
Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras and Carl Young were killed Friday while following a tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma, relatives told CNN on Sunday. Tornado chaser Tim Samaras showed a 'turtle' probe in Ames, Iowa, in this 2006 photo. Samaras was killed along with his son, Paul Samaras, and another chaser, Carl Young, on Friday in Oklahoma City. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said the men were involved in tornado research. Terry Garcia, executive vice president of the National Geographic Society, said: 'We were shocked and deeply saddened by the news that longtime National Geographic grantee Tim Samaras was killed in a tornado in Oklahoma on Friday, along with Tim's son Paul and their colleague Carl Young. Three storm chasers including a father and son team were killed on Friday as they followed the deadly tornadoes tearing through Oklahoma. Tim Samaras, 55, his son Paul Samaras, 24, and crew member Carl Young, 45, died when ferocious twisters ripped through El Reno on Friday. Email. Storm chaser and meteorologist Tim Samaras, his storm chaser partner Carl Young, and his son Paul Samaras, were among the 11 people killed in the latest round of tornadoes and severe weather to hit Oklahoma Friday night, according to family members. During an unprecedented multiple-tornado outbreak Friday night, when multiple tornadoes hit Oklahoma City and Saint Louis, Missouri, Storm Chaser & Engineer Tim Samaras was killed, along with his son Paul, and Carl Young (Tim and Carl appeared on Season 4 of Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers). Storm chaser and meteorologist Tim Samaras, his storm chaser partner Carl Young, and his son Paul Samaras, were among the 11 people killed in the latest round of tornadoes and severe weather to hit Oklahoma Friday night, according to family members. Jim Samaras said Sunday, June 2, 2013, that his brother Tim Samaras was killed along with Tim’s son, Paul Samaras, and another chaser, Carl Young, on Friday, May 31, 2013 in Oklahoma City. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said the men were involved in tornado research. A group of men who devoted their lives to hunting powerful storms died in the middle of the chase. Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras and Carl Young were killed Friday while following a tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma, relatives told CNN on Sunday. Veteran Storm Chasers Killed by Tornadoes. Storm chaser and meteorologist Tim Samaras, his storm chaser partner Carl Young, and his son Paul Samaras, were among the 11 people killed in the latest round of tornadoes and severe weather to hit Oklahoma Friday night, according to family members.
Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras and Carl Young were killed Friday while following a tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma.