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New Bear Grylls series stopped filming for eight hours while contestants were airlifted out with ‘life-threatening’ injuries
Survivalist also reported teams being ‘trapped in remote ravines’ while filming new reality contest World’s Toughest Race
Bear Grylls has revealed that filming was briefly suspended on his new TV series due to participants facing life-threatening injuries.
The presenter and wilderness survival expert was filming Worlds Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji for Amazon Prime Video, when the incident happened.
For Worlds Toughest Race, Grylls oversaw 66 competing teams from 30 different countries as they raced 671km across the country of Fiji.
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