'Wild' Bear Grylls Hurt in Antarctica

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NEW YORK (Dec. 10) -- Discovery Channel says Bear Grylls, rugged adventurer and star of its popular "Man vs. Wild" series, has been injured during an expedition in Antarctica.
A fall resulted in a shoulder injury to Grylls, who is en route back home to Britain for medical treatment and assessment of the injury's severity, according to Discovery.
PEOPLE is reporting that Grylls was airlifted out of Antarctica on Tuesday, four days after injuring himself, due to weather conditions that delayed his rescue.
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He was not filming for Discovery, but instead was taking part in an independent expedition.
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'Man vs. Wild' host Bear Grylls is nature's ninja, and he knows that calories are essential, no matter how you get them. (Warning: Gross Footage)


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The 34-year-old Grylls has hosted "Man vs. Wild," on which he strands himself in remote locations to demonstrate survival techniques, since November 2006.
The former British Special Forces member recently published "Man vs. Wild: Survival Techniques for the Most Dangerous Places on Earth."
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