Meteorologist faints live on the air, 9 years after throwing up in another segment

Alissa Carlson, a meteorologist for the CBS Los Angeles KCAL information crew, appeared to lose consciousness throughout a reside broadcast Saturday morning.

The incident occurred on the high of the 7 a.m. information program.

The reside feed confirmed KCAL information anchors Nichelle Medina and Rachel Kim introduce the climate section with the expectation of continued rain showers. However earlier than they might even end with their lead-in, you may see Carlson’s eyes start to roll to the again of her head.

Carlson then sinks all the best way all the way down to the desk earlier than falling to the ground, showing to lose consciousness.

Medina and Kim, clearly shocked, instantly reduce to business.

KCAL reportedly by no means returned to their reside information section after the incident and as an alternative aired pre-recorded and promotional programming earlier than main into their protection of the NCAA males’s basketball event, in line with TMZ.

CBS Los Angeles Vice President and Information Director Mike Dello Stritto shared an replace hours later, saying Carlson was being handled on the hospital.

Nobody has publicly commented on what could have brought on Carlson to faint. Nevertheless, she suffered the same incident throughout a 2014 reside broadcast at a special station, the place she vomited on set. She was later identified with a leaky coronary heart valve.

Throughout an interview a number of years after that incident, Carlson recalled being requested by docs if she ever thought of having a coronary heart situation.

“I mentioned, ‘Are you kidding me? No, I’m means too younger for that and I’m very wholesome,’” she recounted. “They advised me that finally the valve would in all probability have to get replaced. They didn’t know when it might put on out,” she added.

As of now, it’s unclear whether or not or not Carlson’s coronary heart situation performed a job in Saturday’s incident.

Nevertheless, she shared an replace on Fb, thanking everybody for the effectively needs and promising that she’s “going to be OK!”