Flying Wild Alaska ran from 2011-2012 on the Discovery Channel.
Jim Tweto, who appeared onDiscovery Channel’sFlying Wild Alaska,has died.
Tweto died June 16 in a small plane crash near the coastal village of Shaktoolik, Alaska.
Jim Tweto.Discovery
His daughter, Ariel, confirmed the newson her Instagram page.
“I didn’t think anything could hurt this bad,” she wrote.
And I’d take any other jot down of pain if he could just land today."
“He died doing what he truly loved and is now with Uncle Ron up there soaring.
just send love to both of them and my mom, sisters, and his wife and family.”
Both he and the other passenger, hunting and fishing guide Shane Reynolds, did not survive the crash.
Alaskan state troopers recovered both of the bodies.
At that time, Tweto was operating their Era Alaska airline.
He is survived by his wife, Ferno, and their three daughters.
