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NIGERIAN REALITY SHOW SUSPENDED FOLLOWING DEATH: Contestant in ‘Survivor’-like series drowned during pre-show prep.
*A reality show in Nigeria has been shut down following the drowning death of a 25-year-old contestant during the program’s preparation period, announced the show’s sponsor, Heineken.
Anthony Ogadje and nine other contestants had gone to Shere Hills Lake in Nigeria's Plateau State in advance of filming "Gulder Ultimate Search," which runs players through a variety of physical challenges, reports Reuters.
A statement from Nigerian Breweries on Monday said Ogadje died suddenly and he was thought to have drowned.
"All attempts to revive him by the attendant medical team and the life-guards, including his fellow contestants, failed," said Nigerian Breweries, which is majority-owned by the Dutch-based beer company. Broadcasting was supposed to begin on Thursday.
In the show, the weakest contestants are evicted one by one until a winner is left standing. The champ was to get 5 million naira ($39,000) in cash, a four-wheel drive jeep and another 500,000 naira to buy clothes.
