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Olympian Chemmy Alcott Suffers Collapsed Lung After Failed Front Flip Into Lake
The BBC Sport presenter was hospitalized and given a chest drain after a badly timed five-metre platform stunt.
- On Thursday, BBC Sport presenter Chemmy Alcott, 44, suffered a collapsed lung after a failed front flip from a five-metre platform into Lake Annecy in the French Alps.
- Blunt trauma caused the injury when her chest hit the water at around 20mph, ruling out cold water shock since Lake Annecy temperatures reach a balmy 25C to 27C in summer.
- Alcott shared a video on Instagram, joking that the situation "escalated quickly" and describing the event as "One badly timed front flip." She later posted hospital images with tubes and wires.
- She initially attempted to jump again from embarrassment to avoid making a "big deal" of it, but soon realized she "couldn't breathe properly" and required a chest drain at hospital.
- The former British Olympic skier now hosts Ski Sunday and recently covered the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, having competed in four Winter Olympics before retiring in 2014.
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Daily EchoOlympian Chemmy Alcott suffers collapsed lung after failed front flip into lake
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