Popular animal influencer Mike Holston, also known as The Real Tarzann, has been rushed to the emergency room following a skydiving accident.
According to Daily Mail, the media personality shared the update with his followers on Instagram on Saturday, posting a photo of himself lying on a hospital gurney and giving a thumbs-up to the camera. He disclosed that he sustained injuries during the incident and would be out for a few weeks.
“Yesterday I had a skydiving accident. I’ll probably be out for a few weeks,” Holston wrote. “I’m pretty banged up at the moment, in some pretty good pain, but just happy to be alive.”
Holston, who has over 16.5 million followers on Instagram, later shared videos on his Instagram Stories showing him wearing a neck brace with one of his legs wrapped in bandages. In one clip, when asked about his pain level, he said he was getting better but admitted the first few hours were intense.
“I was messed up for like three hours. I couldn’t even breathe. My chest was killing me,” he said.
Despite the injuries, the influencer reassured fans that he was stable and in good spirits.
“Thank God all is well. They didn’t get me off this Earth today. Nothing to worry about, just another rough day in the office,” he added.
Mike Holston is widely known for posting videos of himself interacting with wildlife and also runs a YouTube channel with over 1.3 million subscribers.
The incident comes months after he faced backlash online for risky encounters with crocodiles during a trip to Australia, where he was bitten while wrestling one of the reptiles.
For now, Holston says he is focusing on recovery and will share a detailed update on what went wrong during the skydiving incident.
