Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks star Captain Charlie Griffin died in a boating accident on Monday. The reality TV and his dog Leila died near Pea Island in Dare County, North Carolina. The announcement was made this week on Facebook. “It is with the deepest sadness we report that Charlie Griffin and his beloved dog, Leila, have passed away in a boating accident today, March 4th,” the message said. “Please keep family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. We will forever remember Griff!” The US Coast Guard also posted a message regarding Charlie's death. “On the morning of 3/4/24, the US Coast Guard received a report of an overdue vessel traveling from Virginia to Wanchese, NC,” the statement began. “The 35′ vessel was subsequently located off Pea Island and the body of Charles Griffin Jr (Charlie Griffin) of Wanchese, NC and his dog (deceased) were recovered onshore near the same. The vessel appears to have capsized somewhere near Oregon Inlet.” Fierce currents and extreme weather conditions have made the Oregon inlet one of the most difficult waterways on the East Coast. Officers are still searching for a second occupant that was aboard the vessel. Griffin and the crew of his boat starred in episodes two through five of Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks. Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks used to be named Wicked Tuna: North vs. South. It’s a reality TV show about commercial tuna fishermen based in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. On the show, the men fish for Atlantic bluefin tuna.