We’ve followed the alarming trend of reporters and television hosts collapsing suddenly on live broadcasts the past two years.
The two latest incidents occurred in South America.
TV presenters in Brazil and Argentina suddenly collapsed during recent live broadcasts.
Reporter Vanessa Medeiros from TV Tribuna, an affiliate of Rede Globo located on the coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil, fainted during the live broadcast.
Medeiros said she was feeling bad before she fainted: “With these three men, two backpacks with narcotics were seized… This man who is arrested, who will be arrested and is in the hospital… Sorry, guys, I’m not feeling well. well”, she said seconds before collapsing.
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Brazilian reporter Vanessa Medeiros collapses while live on TV #diedsuddenly pic.twitter.com/SV7b9PehtP
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Ofuxico reported (translated):
Immediately, Vanessa Medeiros was rescued by film reporter Fernando Skillo . He told G1 that he soon dropped the camera to help his colleague who, according to Skillo , never hit the ground.
“She is fine. She recovered. I’m taking Vanessa to Unimed to see how her blood pressure is. She didn’t even hit the ground. When the information ‘ran out’ of her head, I didn’t do anything, but when she put her hand on her face, I ‘left’ the side of the camera and held her close to the wall. She even fainted, but she came back”, said the cameraman.
The professional spoke about a police operation carried out in Morro Voturuá, which ended in an exchange of gunfire between security agents and criminals. Two thugs died in the action and a minor was apprehended.
While reporting the information about the case, Vanessa started to feel bad. At one point, the journalist put her hand to her face and said she was not well. A similar case had already happened, at the beginning of the year, with a presenter .
In a statement, TV Tribuna stated that it is following the situation closely and reiterated that the journalist is doing well: “Reporter Vanessa Medeiros is already undergoing medical care and will have all the support of the broadcaster to recover as soon as possible”, he declared. the company.
A TV personality in Argentina passed out during a live broadcast of Buenos Dias América (BDA).
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Another live TV Segment goes haywire. They're literally dropping like Flies…..💣🔥 pic.twitter.com/rdT92EbFwb
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The latest two incidents continue the disturbing trend that coincides with the COVID-19 jab rollout:
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