Anderson Cooper Struck by Flying Debris from Hurricane Milton During Live News Report

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On Wednesday, Oct. 9, the broadcaster, 57, was live on air for CNN when he got hit by debris while covering Hurricane Milton in Florida. “The water now is really starting to pour over,” Cooper said as he spoke to viewers while soaked with rain. “If you look at the ground, whoa -,” he continued before being hit by flying debris.

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00:00If you look at the ground, whoa! Okay, that wasn't good. We'll probably go inside shortly.

00:07The north, I guess northeast, and the water now is really starting to pour over.

00:12If you look at the ground, whoa! Okay, that wasn't good. We'll probably go inside shortly,

00:20but you can see the amount of water here on the ground. The north, I guess northeast,

00:26and the water now is really starting to pour over. If you look at the ground, whoa! Okay,

00:32that wasn't good. We'll probably go inside shortly,

00:36but you can see the amount of water here on the ground. This is water from the Manatee River.

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