Norman Reedus Tears Up At Comic-Con After Fatal Accident On The ‘Walking Dead’ Set [Opinion]
Norman Reedus got emotional during the San Diego Comic-Con’s The Walking Dead panel, one week after tragedy struck the TWD set. Stuntman John Bernecker, age 33, fell more than 20 feet onto concrete below in a fatal accident according to Entertainment Weekly.
The Walking Dead cast and crew had already begun filming TWD Season 8 when John Bernecker fell while performing a stunt on Wednesday, July 12. John died at Atlanta Medical Center Wednesday, July 12, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Norman Reedus, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, and the rest of The Walking Dead cast waited until Wednesday to post their sympathies to the family of John Bernecker.
Lauren Cohan, Maggie on The Walking Dead, tweeted, thanking fans for “thoughts and prayers.”
“No words can express my sadness for John Bernecker and his family. Thank you all for having them in your thoughts and prayers also.”
Norman Reedus, who portrays The Walking Dead‘s heroic Daryl Dixon, tweeted “Love and Prayers” to John Bernecker’s family and friends.
