A performer at Universal Studios Hollywood's popular Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular attraction was rushed to the hospital after a stunt went horribly wrong.
As reported by KTLA, the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a call from the theme park just before 2:10 PM on Monday about an "unresponsive patient" who was administered CPR and was breathing.
A Universal Studios Hollywood spokesperson said in a statement to People: "We can confirm a performer with one of our long-standing show vendors was transported to the hospital following a stunt during an afternoon performance and our thoughts are with him as he receives care. Details surrounding the event are being reviewed."
According to a witness account to ABC7, the man, who has not been named, fell into the water from the top of one of the attraction's towers during his performance and then failed to resurface from the pool.
When other members of the team noticed he was gone, the performance was canceled and the team worked together to pull him out as the crowd left.
According to the show's website, "WaterWorld—A Live Sea War Spectacular represents the most complex combination of high-tech special effects, pyrotechnics, flame and human stunt work ever attempted anywhere in the world. The attraction puts studio guests in the middle of the exciting action that involves hundreds of stunts and fiery special effects."
The description for the show states that the some of the highlights "include giant fireballs rising 50 feet in the air and cascading to earth in a spectacular wall of fire and a seaplane that swoops in directly above the audience, skidding across the water and coming to an explosive crash landing just inches away from startled spectators."
The theme park, which is located in California, was closed for more than a year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. It closed down back in March 2020 and reopened on April 16, 2021.
"We are incredibly thrilled to finally be able to open Universal Studios Hollywood, return team members to work and welcome guests back to enjoy our amazing rides," Karen Irwin, president and COO of Universal Studios Hollywood, said in a statement at that time. "It has been a very challenging year and we are overjoyed to have arrived at this moment."