According to a report by The Sun, On Tuesday, July 5th, a boy named Alexander Jennings aka ‘AJ’ died in an accident, know his death reason aciddent and obituary of the Outer Banks stand in actor
He was famous for playing Chase Stokes’ body double in the Outer Banks, Netflix Series.
Alexander “AJ” Jennings Actor Cause Of Death, Accident News, Obituary, Biography, Age, Outer Banks Role And Photo
Chase Stokes Says His 'Heart Is Shattered' After His Outer Banks Stand-In Is Killed in Hit-&-Run crash on Tuesday morning. Chase Stokes (left) and Alexander "AJ" Jennings. Officials said a male pedestrian was walking on the road shortly before 2:30 a.m. when he was struck😥"Sad!" pic.twitter.com/9qKlQMJkZZ
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Alexander “AJ” Jennings, known as Chase Stokes’ stand-in on ‘Outer Banks,’ has been killed in a hit-and-run involving two cars in North Charleston, SC. pic.twitter.com/2k0j3CQdFT
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Alexander Jennings aka AJ was originally from Upstate New York. He was 22-years-old at the time of his death. AJ’ played the part in Outer Bank, the Netflix series as a body double for the lead actor Chase. However when the incident happened, he wasn’t at the shooting location.
Apparently, he last visited Charleston in South Carolina while they were filming Season 3 for Netflix. There isn’t much known about AJ’ personal life as he doesn’t seem to be active on social media.
AJ’ mother confirmed his death news to Kimmie Stewart Casting.
The news of his passing has shocked Netflix and the cast of the Outer Banks. Many people took to their social media handles to pay him a tribute.
After learning about the death of his body double, the lead cast of the show, Chase, shared a heartfelt note through his Instagram in Aj’s memory.
Chase took to his Instagram and wrote in his story as, “Still trying to process why certain things happen, and why the world works in the ways that it does.
“My heart is shattered. Your life was just starting. We JUST talked about how pumped you were about your tunes, how far you’d come with that ole 6 string and your want to keep creating art”.
In a post shared by the casting agency, it was revealed that AJ died in a tragic accident. He was struck by the two cars that fled the scene.
According to the post, the accident happened between the 2:30 to 3:00 A.M. on July 5th, when he was walking along the Sol Legare Road on James Island.
The agency wrote in their post as, “AJ was a beautiful, kind soul & a bright light every day on set”.