The harrowing moment in which a meteorologist collapses on live TV

A female meteorologist collapses fainted this weekend during a live television broadcast on a local television station in Los Angeles (United States).

As reported by the media TMZ.com, Alissa Carlson Schwartz was on CBS KCAL’s Saturday morning (7:00 local time) news, ready to report on the rain expected in Los Angeles next week.

However, before she could even intervene, he lost consciousness. The images show how the presenter’s eyes roll upward and she leans forward.

When she loses consciousness completely, Alissa Carlson collapses to the ground. At first, her companions don’t realize what has happened, but upon realizing it, the broadcast cut to commercial.

It was not the first time that this journalist suffered a similar problem. In 2014 she also suffered an indisposition on the air and was diagnosed with a leaky heart valve.

The vice president and news director of CBS Los Angeles, Mike Dello Strittosubsequently confirmed to TMZ that the journalist was admitted to a hospital and that she was doing well.