Paredes fell into the water during his Wipeout challenge. He was pulled out of the pool by staff after he was unable to lift himself out. He was placed in a wheelchair, where he went under cardiopulmonary arrest before being resuscitated and taken to the hospital.
Paredes fiancé, who also participated on the show, told NBC News that the contestant exercised for two hours per day, five days a week. Both passed a drug screen, an EKG and a COVID-19 test before filming the show. Wipeout, which is hosted by John Cena, Camille Kostek and Nicole Byer, requires contestants to undergo medical exams prior to participating on the show. E! News was told at the time that the Wipeout production team has numerous medics on hand and a safety producer monitoring the set during filming.
Paredes fell into the water during his Wipeout challenge. He was pulled out of the pool by staff after he was unable to lift himself out. He was placed in a wheelchair, where he went under cardiopulmonary arrest before being resuscitated and taken to the hospital.
Paredes fiancé, who also participated on the show, told NBC News that the contestant exercised for two hours per day, five days a week. Both passed a drug screen, an EKG and a COVID-19 test before filming the show. Wipeout, which is hosted by John Cena, Camille Kostek and Nicole Byer, requires contestants to undergo medical exams prior to participating on the show. E! News was told at the time that the Wipeout production team has numerous medics on hand and a safety producer monitoring the set during filming.
Wipeout Contestant s Cause of Death Revealed After He Died Following Completion of Obstacle Course People 1/30/2021
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Wipeout contestant who died shortly after completing the show s obstacle course in November suffered from a heart attack, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner said.
In the autopsy report released Friday, the coroner said that Michael Paredes, 33, died of a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease.
Parades was running an obstacle course over a body of water when he fell in, according to details from the report, obtained by PEOPLE. He swam to the edge of the water, but was not able to pull himself out.
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Wipeout contestant who died shortly after completing the show s obstacle course in November suffered from a heart attack, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner said.
In the autopsy report released Friday, the coroner said that Michael Paredes, 33, died of a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Parades was running an obstacle course over a body of water when he fell in, according to details from the report, obtained by PEOPLE. He swam to the edge of the water, but was not able to pull himself out.