American internet star Adriana Chechik suffered a serious injury during an advertising campaign for computer manufacturer Lenovo. “I broke my back in two places and will have surgery today,” Chechik wrote on Twitter. “I surgically inserted a metal rod. Send me your support.”
The incident happened last Saturday at the TwitchCon streaming fair in Las Vegas. There, the streamer and porn actress, who has millions of fans worldwide, was invited to an exhibition fight.
Numerous users shared videos of the incident on social networks.
Chechik had to duel another streamer in a foam pit. Both participants stood on stilts and tried to push each other off the small platforms with a foam club.
After Chechik managed to throw her opponent down, she herself jumped backwards into the foam-filled pit with her behind outstretched. She fell to the ground so hard that she sustained a serious back injury.
On Twitter, she now accuses the organizers of Lenovo Legion of acted carelessly. “Why did Lenovo Legion say I could jump in? Just yesterday someone injured his foot and ankle in the well,” she writes. “The next day they open the well again. And then they also told me to jump in my ass first!’
Why did @LenovoLegion say here, can you dive in? They open the well a second day after the first person injured their foot and ankle seriously enough to leave #twitchcon in a bracket. Several people who were injured and they kept the well open said jump in the loot first! https://t.co/9JaQnsiq7n— adriana chechik (@adrianachechik) October 10, 2022
The day before, streamer LochVaness had even dislocated her knee and broke her ankle in the same well. “I will never be able to trust Twitch again at any other event in my life,” she wrote on Twitter.
Be careful with this thing guys. I am currently in the hospital to see if I have broken anything. 🥹 https://t.co/SNHHl5XZEE— LochVaness (@loch_vaness) October 9, 2022
According to reporters from BuzzFeed News, who were on site and visited the well, it was already closed after the incident. According to reporters’ estimates, it was only filled with foam squares to a depth of about 60 centimeters. In addition, there would have been a kind of gymnastics mat on the floor.
According to the reporters, this is not enough: According to the gymnastics association, comparable foam pits, for example at sports competitions or in fitness studios, should be filled with foam to a depth of at least 1 to 2 meters to provide sufficient protection in the event of a fall or jump.
((t-online,ARG ))
Source: Blick
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