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A contestant on the well-known television show “Wipeout” died last Wednesday after suffering a heart attack after finishing one of the contest races.
According to sources from the program’s production told the magazine Variety, the contestant required medical attention after finishing the test, he was treated on the recording set and later transferred to the hospital where he sadly passed away.
After the middle TMZ the news will advance, the producer of the format, Endemol Shine North America, said this Friday that all participants in the television program undergo a medical examination.
“We offer our most heartfelt condolences to the family and our thoughts are with them at this time, “said the company.
The details of the deceased contestant have not been provided in order to preserve their identity.
A spokesperson for TBS, the network that broadcasts the show and is owned by WarnerMedia, said: “We are devastated for the news of the death, our condolences to the family. “
“Wipeout” is a popular television contest in which contestants have to pass different physical tests that increase in difficulty as they progress through the levels of the contest until they reach the final phase, where they can win money.
The format has been broadcast in the United States since 2008 and has adaptations around the world, both in its original brand and with the title of “Man overboard” in some Latin American countries like Chile, “Slip” in Mexico or “Guaypaut!” in Spain.
