Bachelorette contestant seriously injured

A contestant on the upcoming season of ABC's The Bachelorette is in a medically induced coma following a paragliding accident on Sunday, April 20. Eric Hill, a potential match for Bachelor alum Andi Dorfman, was seriously injured in Utah when his parachute collapsed, sending him careening into a hillside, United Fire Authority Battalion Chief Brian Anderton tells Us Weekly.

"Due to the slope of the hill, we had a difficult time getting the patient down, so we called in a technical rescue team and some technical medical specialists," Anderton says. Hill was then transported by helicopter to a local hospital in critical condition.

ABC has not announced the names of Dorfman's suitors, but noted Bachelor/Bachelorette blogger Reality Steve says Hill is indeed one of the contestants. He notes, however, that the accident did not happen on the show; Hill had apparently already been eliminated at the time of his injury.

A note on Hill's official Facebook page, Go With Eric, The Global Odyssey -- where he has been documenting his quest to visit every country in the world in record time -- confirms that he is in a coma. "Things are not looking good right now," the message reads. "Please, all across the world, even if you're not a praying person, please pray for him. He needs your prayers more than ever."

Bachelorette contestant seriously injured

I just read he passed.

Re: Bachelorette contestant seriously injured

Yeah, they just updated the article. So sad. At first I thought it happened while filming.

Eric Hill, the Bachelorette contestant who was severely injured in a paragliding accident on Sunday, April 20, has died, his sister Karen Tracy shared via Facebook on Wednesday, April 23.

"Eric shared his final journey with us this morning as all his immediate family were able to be at his side when he passed away," she wrote after his death. "Thank you to all of your love and support and prayers and fasting. It was amazing to be with so many of his friends and family yesterday in the hospital who came to express their love for Eric."

"He gave us such a gift of a life fully lived and fully shared, and allowed us all to be a part of his last adventure here on earth," she continued. "It is hard to think of life without his bright spark, but we know he is on to new adventures. We look forward to carrying on his legacy here and greeting him joyfully again someday. I love you so much, little brother!"

Bachelorette contestant seriously injured

Very sad