Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras, and Carl Young starred on the Discovery Channel show

Jun 3, 2013 07:07 GMT  ·  By

Of the 9 people who have lost their lives in the tornado that hit Oklahoma late last week were also 3 people fans of the Discovery Channel show “Storm Chasers” might know, and not just by name.

Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras, and Carl Young died, as the video above will also confirm. They were chasing a tornado.

The sad news is also confirmed by Jim Samaras, Tim’s brother, on his Facebook page.

“Thank you to everyone for the condolences. It truly is sad that we lost my great brother Tim and his great son, Paul. Our hearts also go out to the Carl Young family as well as they are feeling the same feelings we are today. They all unfortunately passed away but doing what they loved,” Jim says.