As the world continues to mourn the sudden and tragic loss of racecar driverJessi Combs, her formerMythbusterscast members are sharing tributes to their late colleague.
“My heart goes out to her family,” he added in another tweet.
“So sorry to hear about Jessi,” wrote formerMythbusterstar Grant Imahara on Twitter. “She was a talented builder and host, and above all, a go-getter.”
Tory Belleci shared two photos with Combs from her time on the show.
The first is a black-and-white shot of the pair sharing a high-five, and the second photo shows Combs, Imahara and Belleci together in front of a car.
Jessi Combs/Twitter
“Absolutely gutted to hear the news of @thejessicombs You’re a legend Jessi and I will miss you my friend,” he said in the caption.
The professional racerdied on Tuesday at age 36, the Harney County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE on Wednesday.
Combs was identified and pronounced dead on the scene after police received a call around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, reporting that a jet car attempting to break a land speed record crashed in the Alvord Desert in southeastern Oregon.
The cause of Combs’ crash is currently unknown.
Combs’ team member Terry Madden shared aheart-wrenching Instagram postconfirming Combs’ death on Wednesday, saying that he was the first on the scene and that every measure was taken to attempt to save her life.
“She was the most amazing spirit that I have ever or will ever know,” Madden continued. “Unfortunately we lost her yesterday in a horrific accident, I was the first one there and trust me we did everything humanly possible to save her!! I’m not ok, but she is right here keeping my going-I made her a promise that if this didn’t go well that I would make sure and do good with it.”
He added that Combs “dedicated her life to helping support others dreams and I promise I will continue that.”
source: people.com
