Storage Wars star Gunter Nezhoda has died aged 67 after a short cancer battle.
His son, Rene Nezhoda, told TMZ that his father passed away in his sleep on Tuesday (March 21) in Salt Lake City following complications from lung cancer.
Gunter was diagnosed with cancer in September and underwent chemotherapy – however the treatment left holes in his lungs.
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Rene explained that his father flew to Utah for emergency surgery, but sadly doctors revealed there was nothing more they could do for him.
The reality star’s youngest son Ricky was by Gunter’s side when he died.
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Rene spoke about Gunter in a video and voiced hopes that he has reunited with his mother in heaven and is no longer in pain.
He said: “I’m telling you guys this because I know that you guys connected with my dad. My dad was one of the guys on Storage Wars that never really got any hate, people just loved him and being around him, including the crew.
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“Everybody loved working with my dad, so I appreciate the support. A lot of people have been asking how my dad is doing and I just haven’t really talked about anything because we kept it private and we thought he was going to fully recover but unfortunately he didn’t.
“He was 67 years old and all the love that you guys have shown him and support he really appreciated that.
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Rene signed off the video by saying: “And so hopefully he’s up there in heaven with my mom, dancing again with no more pain.”
Gunter appeared in seven episodes of Storage Wars between 2015 and 2019 and also filmed an episode of the A&E series alongside Rene for its next season.
Away from the programme, the Austrian actor starred in a handful of movies and also played bass with musicians including George Lynch, Pat Travers, Leslie West, Michael Schenker and Kevin Dubrow.
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