A CBS meteorologist suddenly collapsed in the middle of a live TV broadcast on Saturday morning.
According to TMZ, Los Angeles-based meteorologist Alissa Carlson Schwartz passed out as she was about to give a weather update about the impending rain in the city.
Watch: Relieved to report that CBS LA meteorologist Alissa Carlson Schwartz says she is “going to be OK” after this scary moment when she fainted live on air this morning. The show went to a break as colleagues rushed to help her. pic.twitter.com/u3TI2rvZkt
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“The video is absolutely horrifying … you see Carlson’s eyes roll to the back of her head, and she begins to lean forward on the desk she was at. Eventually, she completely collapses,” the outlet reported.
KCAL hosts Nichelle Medina and Rachel Kim immediately cut to commercial once they realized what was happening to Schwartz.
CBS Los Angeles Vice President and News Director Mike Dello Stritto later issued a statement to TMZ, assuring viewers that Schwartz is in stable condition and resting.
“Our colleague Alissa Carlson became ill during our 7 AM newscast this morning. I want to thank her co-workers who took immediate action to comfort Alissa and call 911,” Stritto said. “Alissa is being treated at the hospital right now. Hopefully we’ll know more shortly. In the meantime, Alissa will be in our thoughts and we’re praying for her to be feeling much better soon.”
Schwartz also provided a short update on her Facebook page, but nothing has been said about what may have caused her to collapse.
“Thanks for all the texts, calls, and well wishes. I’m going to be okay!” she wrote.
Similarly, Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reporter Julie Yoo collapsed in the middle of a live broadcast while covering the United Nations Climate Change Conference last November.
The incident occurred on Nov. 9 while Yoo was on CNA’s “Asia Tonight,” covering the climate talks for the 27th UN’s Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Yoo’s co-host, Jack Board, was standing right next to her when she fainted and appeared shocked. He then can be heard asking, “You okay?”
According to the national media network, Mediacorp, Yoo was feeling dehydrated and was low on sugar, causing her to pass out during the program.
“She was feeling a little unwell due to dehydration and low blood sugar,” the network said in a statement. “She will be resting tonight and will be back on air tomorrow. We would like to thank everyone for their concern.”
