Contestant dead after TV tragedy during filming for series re-boot – NEWS.com.au

A contestant on the American reboot of popular action series Wipeout has died after completing the shows obstacle course.A male contestant needed help and was tended to by on-set emergency personnel after tackling the course on Thursday (AEDT), sources close to production told The New York Post.
The participant was on the set in Santa Clarita, California — but not on the course itself — when he reportedly experienced chest pains before noon and medics used a defibrillator on him.
Paramedics were…

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