SKAI pulls plug on ‘Survivor’ following player accident

Greek television transmission Skai has announced it is ending its world amusement “Survivor,” with the last occurrence scheduled to aerial Wednesday, conscionable implicit a week aft a serious mishap involving 1 of the contestants successful the Dominican Republic.

The determination comes much than a week aft contestant Stavros suffered terrible limb injuries while spearfishing when helium was struck by a tourist boat. The transmission initially suspended the amusement pursuing the incident.

Skai said the subordinate was transferred to the United States for treatment and remains under adjacent aesculapian supervision astatine a specialized aesculapian center, accompanied by household members and accumulation staff.

“Through associated discussions with the different players and successful a peculiarly emotionally charged atmosphere, it was decided that the crippled could not proceed aft this specific incident,” the broadcaster said successful a statement.

The station said it had decided to extremity the programme permanently, “with implicit precedence fixed to the quality factor.”

The amusement would extremity with a last league of the “island council” astatine 9 p.m. Wednesday, Skai said.