Earlier this month, John Bernecker, a 33-year-old stunt performer and fight choreographer, died after suffering a serious head injury due to an accident on the set of The Walking Dead in Atlanta.
The incident occurred when Bernecker was practicing a fight scene and lost his footing, causing him to fall off a balcony that was more than 20 feet high and onto a concrete floor. He was then transported to Atlanta Medical Center via helicopter where he was reportedly placed on a ventilator. The decision to remove him from life support was made shortly after and the official cause of death given by Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk was the blunt force trauma he suffered in the fall.
Bernecker was one of the most prolific stunt performers in the business, with over 100 credits to his name in the past seven years, including The Hunger Games, Logan and the upcoming Marvel movie Black Panther.
The incident occurred when Bernecker was practicing a fight scene and lost his footing, causing him to fall off a balcony that was more than 20 feet high and onto a concrete floor. He was then transported to Atlanta Medical Center via helicopter where he was reportedly placed on a ventilator. The decision to remove him from life support was made shortly after and the official cause of death given by Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk was the blunt force trauma he suffered in the fall.
Bernecker was one of the most prolific stunt performers in the business, with over 100 credits to his name in the past seven years, including The Hunger Games, Logan and the upcoming Marvel movie Black Panther.
- 7/30/2017
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
“The Walking Dead” has resumed production of Season 8 after a stuntman died from a fall on the set in Georgia. John Bernecker fell off a 25 foot high balcony on Wednesday afternoon, AMC then halted production after he was rushed to Atlanta Medical Center. The show’s assistant director told police that Bernecker missed the safety cushion “just by inches” during a stunt and tried to catch himself by grabbing onto the railing. Coroner Richard Hawk said Bernecker succumbed to injuries from the fall, including blunt force trauma. His death has been ruled accidental. Also Read: 'The Walking Dead' Stuntman Missed Safety Cushion.
- 7/18/2017
- by Carli Velocci
- The Wrap
A stuntman on The Walking Dead was pronounced dead Thursday, one day after he was placed on life support following an on-set accident.
John Bernecker fell more than 20 feet off a balcony and onto a concrete floor, with the stuntman requiring air transport to an Atlanta hospital after suffering a traumatic head injury. Production on the zombie series' eighth season was temporarily halted following the accident, Variety reports.
Bernecker died Thursday surrounded by friends and family and his girlfriend – a Walking Dead stuntwoman – when his ventilator was turned off, TMZ reports.
John Bernecker fell more than 20 feet off a balcony and onto a concrete floor, with the stuntman requiring air transport to an Atlanta hospital after suffering a traumatic head injury. Production on the zombie series' eighth season was temporarily halted following the accident, Variety reports.
Bernecker died Thursday surrounded by friends and family and his girlfriend – a Walking Dead stuntwoman – when his ventilator was turned off, TMZ reports.
- 7/14/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Stuntman John Bernecker has died after suffering a head injury on the set of “The Walking Dead.” Bernecker died from blunt force trauma due to a fall during production of the hit zombie series, acording to Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk (via Variety).
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The stuntman was working on “The Walking Dead” Season 8 when he fell more than 20 feet onto a concrete floor. He was transported to a nearby hospital by helicopter. On Thursday, AMC announced it was temporarily shutting down production on the zombie series’ eight season following the now fatal accident.
Prior to his work on “The Walking Dead,” Bernecker served as a stuntman on major Hollywood action films like “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and “Olympus Has Fallen.” His upcoming credits include work on “Black Panther” and the Dawyne Johnson-starring “Rampage.
Read More: Frank Darabont Wrote Enraged Emails to ‘Walking Dead’ Producers Before Firing: ‘F*ck You All’
The stuntman was working on “The Walking Dead” Season 8 when he fell more than 20 feet onto a concrete floor. He was transported to a nearby hospital by helicopter. On Thursday, AMC announced it was temporarily shutting down production on the zombie series’ eight season following the now fatal accident.
Prior to his work on “The Walking Dead,” Bernecker served as a stuntman on major Hollywood action films like “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and “Olympus Has Fallen.” His upcoming credits include work on “Black Panther” and the Dawyne Johnson-starring “Rampage.
- 7/14/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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