I saw the bad news on gymnicetic. An ex-gymnast fell while using spring-powered stilts.
A live TV game show in Dusseldorf, Germany was halted on Saturday mid-broadcast after a contestant was severely injured in a stunt.
Samuel Koch was hurt when he tried to jump over a moving car driven by his father on Wetten, Dass? (Wanna Bet?).
Canadian singer Justin Bieber was due to appear on the show after the stunt. …
Robbie Williams and Phil Collins had also been due to appear on the show, according to its website.
‘Critical stage’
Koch, 23, underwent surgery on Sunday after he suffered multiple back injuries and fractures the previous night.
Dr Wolfgang Raab of Dusseldorf Hospital told German news agency DPAD that Koch was “in an extremely critical stage”. …
Wetten, Dass? has been running for nearly 30 years and regularly draws audiences of about 10 million.
In the age of YouTube and Jackass movies, this won’t be the last spectacular public crash.
A post on CBS News asks if reality TV shows have gotten too dangerous.
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