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"Tim Samaras, his son, Paul Samaras, and their colleague, Carl Young, all died following their passion\u2014chasing tornadoes. The three Discovery Channel Storm Chasers veterans were killed in El Reno, OK, on Friday night while trying to study a storm outbreak. According to a report, Paul and Carl were thrown from a vehicle while Tim died strapped inside his car with his seatbelt on. They were among 13 confirmed victims of the twister. The tornado also destroyed one of their storm-chasing trucks &amp;quot;almost beyond recognition.&amp;quot; The Discovery Channel released a statement on Tuesday stating they are &amp;quot;saddened by the loss&amp;quot; of the men. The storm-chasing group hunted twisters together each spring since 2003, according to reports, and appeared in the Storm Chasers series for the five seasons that it ran. Tim founded a tornado research project, Twistex, with the mission to learn more about tornadoes to expand warning times for those living in Tornado Alley. The research team also confirmed the news on Sunday via Facebook, stating, &amp;quot;This is a devastating loss to the meteorological, research and storm chasing communities.&amp;quot; Twistex asserted that the &amp;quot;men passed on doing what they loved.&amp;quot; Another storm chaser was injured in Oklahoma while attempting to research the twister. The Weather Channel&amp;#039;s Austin Anderson was driving the Tornado Hunt SUV away from the twister when it lifted the vehicle off the ground. Experienced meteorologist, Mike Betters, was in the vehicle and described the moment as feeling like he was going to heaven. The truck flipped numerous times, and Austin suffered several broken bones. The Weather Channel reported that Austin is expected to make a full recovery. The Samaras and Young families are in our thoughts. Share your condolences in the comments below. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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