SKAI suspends Survivor broadcast after contestant’s serious injury

Greek television transmission SKAI said precocious Monday it had suspended the broadcast of world amusement Survivor aft a contestant was earnestly injured successful the Dominican Republic successful the Caribbean, where the crippled is taking place.

“SKAI has been informed of the superior mishap that the Survivor contestant had successful the Dominican Republic and expresses its regret and afloat support to him and his family,” the TV transmission said successful a property release.

“Despite the information that the accumulation of Survivor is carried retired exclusively under the power and work of Acun Medya, SKAI is intimately monitoring developments connected the participant’s wellness and will lend successful each imaginable way to his treatment, arsenic well arsenic to immoderate hospitalization and rehabilitation attraction that whitethorn beryllium required,” it added.

Acun Media said that, according to accusation so far, the mishap took spot when a tourist vessel heading to Saona Island connected a tourist excursion accidentally deed the Greek nationalist who was diving with a speargun during a interruption from filming. The accumulation institution provided assistance and safely transported the injured antheral to a section infirmary where helium remains “in a superior but stable condition.”

A section quality outlet said the Greek national, who was sportfishing without a surface marker buoy, suffered superior injuries to his legs.

The section Navy is investigating the causes of the incident.