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Disney Stunt Veteran Who Stopped Runaway Boulder Speaks Out on Injuries

He credits instinct from three decades on the show for stepping between the prop and guests.

Overview

  • Robert Herrick says he fractured two vertebrae and will wear a neck brace for about eight weeks after the Dec. 30 incident at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
  • Video showed the 400-pound rubber boulder prop dislodging and bouncing toward the audience before Herrick intercepted it; no guests were reported injured.
  • Disney says he received immediate medical care and that its safety team is reviewing the malfunction.
  • The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular is currently performed without the rolling-boulder sequence pending modifications.
  • Herrick rejects the “hero” label and hopes to return to work, and a family GoFundMe has been set up to support his recovery.