The cause of death of Destroy competitor Michael Paredes was released.
Paredes, 38, competed on the TBS series – which is an unreleased reboot of the original ABC game show, which ran from 2008 to 2014 – last November. He died 24 hours after being taken to the hospital after his attempt on the show’s difficult obstacle course.
The autopsy report from the LA County coroner’s office, made available to E! News, stated that Paredes died of natural causes. He suffered a blockage in the coronary arteries, as well as an acute case of pneumonia. No drugs or alcohol were found in his body.
Walls fell into the water during their Destroy challenge. He was pulled out of the pool by the team after he was unable to get up. He was placed in a wheelchair, where he suffered cardiorespiratory arrest before being resuscitated and taken to the hospital.
Paredes’s fiancee, who also participated in the program, told NBC News that the competitor exercised two hours a day, five days a week. Both went through a drug screening, an EKG and a COVID-19 test before filming the show.
Destroy, which is hosted by John Scene, Camille Kostek and Nicole Byer, requires contestants to undergo medical examinations before participating in the program. AND! News was told at the time that the Destroy the production team has several doctors available and a security producer monitoring the set during filming.