How Did Stuntman Die?

Bernecker's family sued AMC Networks, production company Stalwart Films and others in Gwinnett County State Court outside Atlanta after the 33-year-old stuntman died from a head injury suffered while performing a fall from a balcony 25 feet above the ground during filming in the Georgia town of Senoia.

Do stunt doubles ever die?

While stunt actors are highly skilled and trained to avoid injury, tragic accidents have occurred in which performers have died in the line of work.

Who died while filming Walking Dead?

A US jury has awarded $8.6m (£6.6m) to the family of a late stuntman who died following an accident while filming an episode of TV series The Walking Dead. John Bernecker, 33, died in hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, two days after falling onto a concrete floor in 2017.