Moment The Canadian TV reporter suffers a medical emergency live on show – she tells the presenter she “doesn’t feel well” and slurs words before staring eerily into space
- Canadian news reporter Jessica Robb suffered a medical emergency while on the air
- Robb appeared to pass out and began repeating her words during the six o’clock news
- She reports for CTV in Edmonton, which said she was “better” and “resting.”
- After saying she was “okay,” her Twitter profile was taken private
A Canadian news reporter passed out and appeared to be suffering a medical emergency live on air this weekend.
Jessica Robb was presenting a segment on CTV’s six o’clock news on Sunday when she appeared passed out, began repeating her words and told the host, “I’m not feeling well.”
Her account was abridged and presenter at the studio, Nahreman Issa, assured viewers that Robb was not alone and had support.
Hours later, both Robb and CTV Edmonton, where Robb works, released tweets that suggested her recovery was underway, but not long after Robb’s tweets were made private.
In a statement shared with on Monday afternoon, she said: “A very personal and vulnerable moment unfolded on Sunday evening as I was reporting live on air.”
Jessica Robb (pictured on air Sunday) passed out and appeared to be suffering a medical emergency live on air this weekend
In a tweet that has since been made private, Robb said she was “okay”.
Robb began the segment by talking coherently about how the victims’ families are feeling three years after the Iranian military shot down Flight PS752.
“Families are pushing the FBI…pushing the FBI…” she said, stumbling and stuttering over her words.
As she weakened and seemed to lose her balance, she said, “Sorry, Nahreman. I, I, I’m not feeling very good right now, and I’m about to just…”
She was then interrupted by Issa, who said, “Okay, we’ll get back to you and we’ll make sure Jessica, you’re okay. Thank you.’
In the moments before the camera returned to Issa, Robb began to slowly move forward with a wobble.
A few hours later, CTV Edmonton said on its official Twitter page: “Thanks to everyone who has inquired about our reporter who fell ill during the 6pm news. Jessica Robb is better and resting now.”
Around the same time, Robb posted on her own Twitter that she was “okay.”
“Thank you to everyone who reached out to me, my cinematographer @Stmcclune for being there for me and @NahremanIssaCTV for being a total pro (as always),” she said.
The anchor’s Twitter profile then went private soon after, but it’s not clear why.
“To everyone who has reached out with supportive messages of well wishes and concerns, thank you. It was overwhelming, and while I can’t access all of the messages, please know that I’ve seen them and appreciate every single one,” she said in the statement.
She added: “I have also received an overwhelming amount of harassment and hate linked to false theories as to the cause of the incident.
“While I will not publicly share private medical information, I can say that there is no cause for concern and that my understanding of my own medical background provides a reasonable explanation for what happened.
“However, I can confirm that the situation is in no way related to the COVID-19 vaccine.”
CTV Edmonton said on its official Twitter page that Robb was “better” and “dormant.”
Robb works as a news anchor for Canadian broadcaster CTV in Edmonton
Also in October of last year, an Oklahoma news anchor began gargling her words on the air when she began suffering from a stroke.
Julie Chin of Tulsa NBC affiliate KJRH was delivering a story about NASA’s canceled Artemis I launch when she was suddenly unable to speak the words she read from her teleprompter.
A few days after Chin took to Facebook to explain that she was in good health and that the doctor believed she had “the beginnings of a stroke but not a full stroke.”