A stuntman has died after suffering a tragic fall on the set of The Walking Dead.
John Bernecker, 33, had been on life support after he was airlifted to hospital from the set in Senoia, near Atlanta, on Wednesday, according to reports.
He died on Thursday night.
The cause of death was blunt force trauma, Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk confirmed on Friday.
He ruled that Bernecker's his death was accidental.
US news reports have said that the stuntman suffered grave injuries after falling approximately 20ft-25ft on to concrete.
The zombie-based AMC show, which stars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus and Chandler Riggs, was in the process of filming its eighth series, but production was halted after the incident.
In a statement published by American news organisation USA Today, the network said: "We are saddened to report that John Bernecker, a talented stuntman for The Walking Dead and numerous other television shows and films, suffered serious injuries from a tragic accident on set.
"He was immediately transported to an Atlanta hospital and we have temporarily shut down production."
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