Medical crisis cut Memphis native’s time on Netflix reality show
White Station High alum Sean Jacobs (front) competed on “Outlast: The Jungle” until he had to be airlifted out due to a medical emergency.(Courtesy Netflix)
Native Memphian Sean Jacobs appeared in the first three episodes of Netflix’s original series “Outlast: The Jungle” before his plan to leave Panama with $1 million was cut short by a medical emergency.
“I’m either going to leave with the money or it’s going to be a medevac, and that’s exactly what happened,” Jacobs said.
The White Station High alumnus took an unconscious, face-first fall into a fire pit with a vat of boiling water hovering over the flames. The resulting injuries led Jacobs to leave the game site by helicopter, headed for hospitalization.
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Amaya Taylor
A native Memphian, Amaya Taylor is a Princeton University junior pursuing an A.B. in English with a minor in journalism. Taylor is a writer and editor at The Daily Princetonian, where she covers theater, film and culture.
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