'Walking Dead' Stuntman 911 Call He Fell Off Balcony ... We Need Air Flight! 
 
 'Walking Dead' Stuntman 911 Call: He Fell off Balcony, Bleeding from Nose and Head 
 
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 The 'Walking Dead' stuntman who fell about 25 feet off a balcony was bleeding from his head and nose after the impact ... this according to the 911 call. 
 
 TMZ has obtained the audio ... and the caller, an assistant director on set, says in the audio they need an ambulance ASAP after John Bernecker fell Wednesday afternoon. The caller told dispatch John's breathing heavily and they can't tell if he landed on his back or head ... but said, "his neck is in the position where he landed." 
 
 John was described as "barely conscious" at the time of the call. The caller did not say if they were shooting a scene at the time but AMC said it's temporarily shutting down production. 
 
 As we reported ... John was airlifted to Atlanta Medical Center where he's currently in ICU. We're told his girlfriend, who also does stunts on 'TWD,' is by his side -- and the prognosis is not good. John's currently on a ventilator. ||||| UPDATED, 7:04 PM: Stuntman John Bernecker reportedly is on life support after suffering massive head injuries in a fall Wednesday on the set of The Walking Dead in Atlanta. A source who is at Atlanta Medical Center told Deadline that Bernecker is brain dead and on life-support while his family makes arrangements. 
 
 Sources say Bernecker and an actor were rehearsing a fight scene that was supposed to end with a routine fall from a balcony, but he lost his footing and fell 30 feet to a concrete floor. 
 
 AMC earlier today suspended production on Season 8 of its zombie apocalypse series. No word yet on how long TWD producers and cable network intend to keep production shuttered. 
 
 We are monitoring the situation and will update with any news. 
 
 PREVIOUSLY: Stuntman John Bernecker was seriously injured on the set of The Walking Dead yesterday in Georgia. Sources say he suffered a serious head injury after falling 30 feet to a concrete floor below. 
 
 Bernecker was Medevaced to Atlanta Medical Center, where he’s being treated in the intensive care unit. 
 
 His recent work includes Get Out, The Fate of the Furious, Goosebumps, Get Hard, 22 Jump Street, Looper, This Is the End and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. 
 
 Erik Pedersen contributed to this report. ||||| Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE After a terrible accident on set, The Walking Dead is hitting the pause button on Season 8. John Bernecker fell more than 20 feet onto a concrete floor while working in Georgia, and is in intensive care. USA TODAY 
 
 King Ezekiel (Khary Payton), front left, Benjamin (Logan Miller) and Morgan (Lennie James) on the set of AMC's 'The Walking Dead.' (Photo: Gene Page/AMC) 
 
 The Walking Dead cast and crew are praying for experienced stuntman John Bernecker, who was injured in an horrific accident Wednesday on set in Atlanta. 
 
 Production has been halted temporarily on the AMC drama's eighth season. 
 
 "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,” AMC said in a statement. “He was immediately transported to an Atlanta hospital and we have temporarily shut down production." 
 
 "We are keeping John and his family in our thoughts and prayers," the statement added. 
 
 Bernecker suffered serious injuries in the 25-foot fall onto concrete from a balcony, according to a 911 call from the set published on TMZ. He was medically evacuated to Atlanta Medical Center, a level 1 trauma center, and is being treated in the intensive-care unit. 
 
 Bernecker's girlfriend, stuntwoman Jennifer Cocker,pleaded on her Facebook page to "bring him back to us." 
 
 "John deserves to be seen by every (neurosurgeon) and doctor there is until one of them sees the life we all know he has in him and bring him back to us... THIS ISN'T FAIR," she wrote. 
 
 Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Zach (Kyle Gallner) in 'The Walking Dead.' (Photo: Gene Page/AMC) 
 
 Lauren Cohan who plays Maggie Rhee on Walking Dead tweeted Thursday: "Dear Walking Dead family, please keep John Bernecker, our stuntman, and his family in your prayers today." 
 
 Dear Walking Dead Family, please keep John Bernecker, our stuntman and his family in your prayers today. ❤️ — Lauren Cohan (@LaurenCohan) July 13, 2017 
 
 Executive producer Gale Ann Hurd re-tweeted that message adding, "We are all praying for him, his family, friends and colleagues." 
 
 We are all praying for him, his family, friends and colleagues. https://t.co/03Kj5JLwun — Gale Anne Hurd (@GunnerGale) July 13, 2017 
 
 The SAG-AFTRA actors union put out a statement Thursday saying it was investigating the "serious" injury. 
 
 "As always, the safety and security of our members and others on set is of crucial concern to us and we are focused on this in our investigation," the statement said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the performer and his family.” 
 
 
 
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– A stunt gone terribly wrong on the set of AMC’s hit zombie series The Walking Dead has temporarily halted production of the show’s eighth season in Atlanta. According to USA Today, stuntman John Bernecker sustained serious head injuries during a stunt after falling 20 to 30 feet onto concrete Wednesday. Bernecker was medically evacuated to Atlanta Medical Center, where he was in the ICU. TMZ reported Thursday night that Bernecker was on a ventilator and his prognosis was not good, while Deadline spoke to a source who said he is brain-dead and on life support while his family makes arrangements. AMC earlier released a statement regarding the "tragic" accident, saying Bernecker and his family are “in our thoughts and prayers." In a separate statement, the SAG-AFTRA union (which represents stunt performers) said it was investigating the incident. "As always, the safety and security of our members and others on set is of crucial concern to us and we are focused on this in our investigation." Bernecker’s girlfriend Jennifer Cocker made a plea to the doctors treating him on Facebook, writing: "John deserves to be seen by every neurosurgeon and doctor there is until one of them sees the life we all know he has in him and bring him back to us... THIS ISNT FAIR." Per the Hollywood Reporter, the New Orleans native is a seasoned stuntman whose recent work includes Get Out, The Fate of the Furious, and the Hunger Games franchise. Sources say he was rehearsing a fight scene with an actor on the Walking Dead set when he had his accident; it was meant to end with a routine stunt fall from a balcony, but Bernecker lost his footing.