The Walking Dead Actor Dies

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

While preparing for a scene from the series The Walking Dead, the double risk John Bernecker, suffered a severe trauma to the head that caused his death, according to various North American media. Although the news of the accident was released by AMC, the production chain.

"We are saddened to report that John Bernecker, a talented specialist in The Walking Dead and numerous other television series and movies, suffered serious injuries in a tragic accident on set," AMC said in a statement.

Bernecker, who was the substitute for actor Andrew Lincoln in the scenes of danger, practiced for a fight sequence when, when losing his balance, he fell from a height of six meters hitting a concrete block, which caused him the important blow in the cranium. Immediately, a helicopter took him to the Atlanta Medical Center, where he was diagnosed with brain death. Subsequently, he lost his life.

The recording was suspended as reported by the North American television.

John Bernecker, 33, had a solid reputation as a stunt double and choreographer. His career, in addition to various television series, includes the films The Hunger Games, Fan tastic Four, Logan and The Fate of the Furious, among many others. His last film job was the Black Panther tape.

This is not the first tragedy to occur for The Walking Dead so far this month. It should be remembered that on July 20, the actor Randy Shell died after jumping a second time in a parachute, which failed and caused a fatal collision with another flyer.