Veteran soap opera actor Jay Pickett dies on movie set

According to actor and friend Jim Heffel, Pickett was on location in Idaho shooting a scene for his upcoming film “Treasure Valley” when he died while on a horse.

“Yesterday I lost a good friend and the world lost a great person. Jay Pickett decided to ride off into the Heavens. Jay died sitting on a horse ready to rope a steer in the movie Treasure Valley in Idaho. The way of a true cowboy,’ said Hefell who co-produced the film alongside Travis Mills.

In a post via the film’s official Facebook page, Mills said, "Our hearts are broken, and we grieve for his family who are so devastated by this shocking tragedy."

Mills who is also the director of the film said, "he was doing what he loved: acting, riding horses, making movies. And he was magnificent."

Although the cause of death has not yet been revealed, Mills said it "appears to have been a heart attack."