Tragedy strikes Ax Men. TVLine reports Ax Men star Gabe Rygaard was killed in a car accident last week in his home state of Washington.

Earlier this year, Rygaard announced the History series had been cancelled after nine seasons. His family’s logging company was featured in the docuseries, which chronicled the logging industry of the Pacific Northwest.

In May, Rygaard posted a message on Facebook saying there would be no 10th season of Ax Men:

What do you think? Are you a fan of Ax Men? Are you sad about the recent news?