Don't ever take 'Survivor' for granted. The Oct. 22 episode of 'Survivor: Samoa' marks one of the few times in the show's nine-year history that production was halted for a medical emergency. (One of the most famous incidents: In season 2, Michael Skupin was evacuated by chopper after falling into a campfire.)In a CBS TV ad for the episode, dreadlocked Pennsylvania attorney Russell Swan appears to faint while carrying a huge purple maze (you read that right -- he's carrying a maze), then hits the sand after whacking his head.
Host Jeff Probst's voiceover tells us, "[In] 19 seasons, it was the scariest moment I've ever had on this show," and the preview shows the lawyer receiving medical attention while his fellow castaways attempt to revive him.
On his Twitter, @russkid, Russell wrote, "almost died doing that Survivor crap. Stay Hydrated homey. Almost learned the hard way!" So presumably he ends up (forgive us) surviving the accident -- as for what "almost died" means, we'll just have to watch to find out.
Reader Comments (1)
John at 4:51PM on Oct 23rd 2009
Wow! This tribal council was one of the best ones ever, there was a great deal of unspoken emotion and the body language showed me one person, John may have alienated himself when the tribes merge, I explain it all at http://www.spyingforlying.com/2009/10/survivor-samoa-episode-6-tribal-council.html