‘AGT: Extreme’ Contestant Details the Tragic Production Accident That Left Him Paralyzed
thewrap.comdaredevil stunt for “AGT: E” in which he was to escape from a straitjacket while hanging upside down between two cars suspended 70 feet in the air.
If the stunt had gone as intended, he would have freed himself and dropped onto an air mattress waiting below. While Goodwin managed to pry himself loose from the straitjacket, he was jammed between the cars, causing an explosion.
He hit his head and lost consciousness, after which he was airlifted to a hospital and rushed into surgery.On Friday, Goodwin addressed this paralysis on “Good Morning America” — his first television interview since the accident six months ago. “I don’t really have a great memory.
I know that there was a moment where I knew it was going wrong,” he said. Goodwin’s injuries were extensive. He suffered broken legs, shoulders, a damaged kidney, a punctured lung, rib fractures and a complete spinal fracture.
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