Streamer breaks back in TwitchCon foam pit
A streamer says she broke her back in two places, and will require surgery, after jumping into an apparently unsafe foam pit at TwitchCon San Diego. Another streamer dislocated her knee on the same stand.
Streamer and adult performer Adriana Chechik tweeted: “Well, I broke my back in two places and am getting surgery to put a meter rod in for support today.” Her fall wascaught on video by fellow streamer Jake Lucky. The video’s embedded below, but be warned, it’s an uncomfortable watch.
Probably the most painful thing I’ve seen in awhile. Twitch streamer Adriana Chechik has confirmed broken her back in two separate places following this jump at TwitchCon pic.twitter.com/QdojGn5UtG
After an American Gladiators-style battle with foam batons over the pit, Chechik is seen jumping in, shouting in pain, and saying, “I can’t get up.”
In a separate, but very similar incident at the same stand, streamer LochVaness reported dislocating her knee and spraining her ankle after jumping in. “I will never be able to trust Twitch at another convention in my entire life,” she tweeted, with video. Again, the video is embedded below and is painful to watch.
I will never be able to trust <a href=«https://twitter.com/Twitch?ref_src=» https:>@Twitch
at another convention in my entire life. Here’s how I dislocated my knee and sprained my ankle at their Lenovo Legion booth: pic.twitter.com/uZjfkgRyWr
Another attendee said he “went right through the foam and hit the concrete floor” after jumping into the foam pit, though he reported no injuries. Many attendees said the pit seemed dangerously shallow.
went right through the foam and hit the concrete floor https://t.co/AT64tSRVhG
One attendee told Polygon that they had to sign a waiver before
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