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.