Sad news today...
(according to local NBC news)
Greg Plitt was hit by a train during a photo shoot today in Burbank California. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He has been on the cover of countless fitness and exercise magazines.
I saw at the L.A. Fit Expo last year and he was very outgoing, friendly and I think very good for the sport. He was big enough to impress people not familiar with bodybuilding but small enough not to scare away people as a freak.
He has a new reality show "Friends & Lovers" premiering on Bravo this Monday.
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Thread: Greg Plitt killed by train
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01-17-2015, 11:29 PM #1
Greg Plitt killed by train
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01-17-2015, 11:31 PM #2
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01-17-2015, 11:40 PM #4
Well the train story checks out at least.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/lo...288952121.html
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01-17-2015, 11:42 PM #5
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01-18-2015, 12:02 AM #8
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01-18-2015, 12:12 AM #10
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01-18-2015, 01:09 AM #11
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01-18-2015, 01:42 AM #12
I don't think it was a Photo shoot. Although he was reported to have a camcorder in his hand.
Here's the article posted on Fit Tip Daily.com - Such an unfortunate accident
"Fitness expert, model, and TV star, Greg Plitt died today a 4:10 pm. The death appears to be nothing more then a very unfortunate accident that took place today at the Metrolink in Burbank.
Plitt was stuck by the train and pronounced dead at the scene. According to Lt. Leo Bauer, of L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Transit, Plitt was walking on the tracks in an area where pedestrians weren’t supposed to be crossing. This was near front street in Burbank."
Read the rest on Fit Tip Daily.com
He will be missed!
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01-18-2015, 01:45 AM #13
Here's the article posted on Fit Tip Daily.com - Such an unfortunate accident
"Fitness expert, model, and TV star, Greg Plitt died today a 4:10 pm. The death appears to be nothing more then a very unfortunate accident that took place today at the Metrolink in Burbank.
Plitt was stuck by the train and pronounced dead at the scene. According to Lt. Leo Bauer, of L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Transit, Plitt was walking on the tracks in an area where pedestrians weren’t supposed to be crossing. This was near front street in Burbank."
Read the rest on FitTipDaily.com
This was also confirmed on co-star and close friend - Rebecca Cardon's ******** page
He will be missed!
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01-18-2015, 02:09 AM #14
wikipedia
"Plitt was hit and killed by a train in Burbank, California on January 17, 2015. The incident occurred at about 4:10 PM, according to Lt. Leo Bauer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Transit Services Bureau. Plitt was walking on the tracks in an area where pedestrians are not allowed to cross, near Front Street in downtown Burbank, when he was struck by Metrolink Train 268, which was heading south from Lancaster on the Antelope Valley Line. Officials said Plitt was with friends, videotaping and taking photos of passing trains."
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01-18-2015, 02:31 AM #15
Someone posted that was there.... Young girl.
"I was on the train that struck and killed the man today January 17 2015 in Burbank. I saw everything that happened. The poor guys was what it looked like was filming on the track with a female friend and another male when the train approach them the man tryed to leep out of the way when he lost his footing and stumbled he had a camcorder in his hand. All that keeps running through my head is the girl with her hands over her face like omg omg omg and pink for some reason i keep seeing pink i dont remember if she had on pink. Im so sorry may you rest in peace."
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01-18-2015, 03:05 AM #16
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01-18-2015, 03:37 AM #18
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hey stuff like this happens, the guy was not supposed to be by the trains , in the area, whether he knew the rules or not-i dont know, more will be released im sure
The guy motivated many, and was from where Im from , northern outskirts of baltimore, been to where he was, who knows may have even seen him , the the timon fair, very popular fair people around the area used to go to, and he was four years older than myself. I like his mid atlantic accent and how he motivated people
I heard there is a video that will be released f it hasnt alreadyLast edited by JohnSmeton; 01-18-2015 at 03:50 AM.
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01-18-2015, 03:52 AM #19
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01-18-2015, 04:10 AM #20
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01-18-2015, 07:25 AM #24
RIP. What a way to go; a fuking photo shoot.
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01-18-2015, 07:27 AM #25
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For a minute I confused him for Chris Pratt and panicked.
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01-18-2015, 07:32 AM #26
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01-18-2015, 08:02 AM #27
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01-18-2015, 08:39 AM #28
What a tragic way to go. RIP for sure. Some people ask how it can happen? I used to say the same about cars that get hit at crossings when they try to beat the train. My guess is that people in general underestimate the speed of these trains and likely get caught in the moment, freeze up and then it's too late. He likely panicked when he knew how close the train was, was distracted with his camera in hand, maybe froze a bit then lost his footing (as the story goes) and that was it. I'm sure we'll hear more details as he was with a group of friends at the time. Very sad though.
Apparently he was filming a commercial for a protein shake.
Witnesses say the former Calvin Klein model had a camcorder in his hand when he was hit, and may have been filming an ad for a protein shake.
A Metrolink passenger, Victor Crowell, told news station KABC: "He had on all black. The train went by. I saw him stumble over the tracks. He had a camcorder in his hand."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...-model-4998841Last edited by Canuck77; 01-18-2015 at 08:57 AM.
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