Zac Efron Was Reportedly Rushed To The Hospital After Catching A Deadly Illness

Zac Efron was filming his new reality series in Papua New Guinea when, according to Metro UK, he contracted a “deadly illness” and had to be med-flighted to a hospital in Brisbane, Australia just before Christmas. The name of Zac’s new series? Killing Zac Efron. Shortest first season ever!

Killing Zac Efron finds Zac in foreign countries going “off the grid” for 21 days accompanied only by “basic gear, a guide partner and a will to survive.” This is what happens to a boy when he gets too sure of himself after spending a couple of days drinking his own urine with Bear Grylls.

Zac Efron, 32, reportedly contracted a “form of ­typhoid or similar bacterial ­infection” and had to be put on a “life or death flight” with the assistance of medical professionals and flown to Brisbane. Zac was reported to have been admitted to St Andrews War Memorial Hospital in Spring Hill in stable condition and released to fly home to the US on Christmas Eve. So, Killing Zac Efron’s got a ways to go before it reaches its series finale.

According to the newspaper, Dr Glenn McKay, Director of Medical Rescue, the organisation that oversaw Efron’s flight, declined to confirm the patient was the Hollywood star, but confirmed the organisation ‘retrieved a US citizen in his 30s from PNG to Brisbane for medical attention in Australia’.

Here’s Zac’s amusingly naive wishes for what will probably be his last work on Earth.

At the time he said of the challenge: ‘I tend to thrive under extreme circumstances and seek out opportunities that challenge me on every level. ‘I am excited to explore any uncharted territory and discover what unexpected adventure awaits!’

Zac’s guide in Papua New Guinea is named Cyril Tara and he posted a bunch of pics of Zac on his Facebook page in early December. Those will come in handy for Cyril after Zac returns to PNG and gets murdered by a death adder and the story of Troy from High School Musical’s tragic but expected death goes global.

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