Tamayo Perry's Widow Emilia Speaks Out After Actor's Death Following Shark Attack

Emilia Perry is speaking out about the tragic death of her husband, Tamayo Perry, in a shark attack.

Tamayo, who was an actor, surfer and lifeguard with the City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety, died Sunday, June 23, while surfing off the Hawaiian island of Oahu, according to the Associated Press. He was 49 years old.

In an interview with ABC News broadcast on Good morning America On Wednesday June 26, Tamayo's widow said, in tears: “I feel so upset and devastated, but I also have a strange calm in my heart knowing that that he's in a better place“.

“It felt like I had the best 25 vacations of my life with him, and now it's over,” Emilia added. “Now I have to come back to reality.”