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Zac Efron breaks his silence after he was rushed to hospital in PNG

The American film star suffered from a 'life threatening' health scare!
  • 31 Dec 2019

American film star Zac Efron has broken his silence after he was reportedly flown to a Brisbane hospital due to contracting an emergency illness in Papua New Guinea.

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Taking to Instagram, the former High School Musical star broke his silence on Monday, sharing an image of himself with Papua new Guinea locals.

Alongside the image, Efron penned a heartfelt thank you to fans for their supportive messages.

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Very thankful to everyone who has reached out. I did get sick in Papua New Guinea but I bounced back quick and finished an amazing 3 weeks in P.N.G. I'm home for the holidays with my friends and family. Thanks for all the love and concern, see you in 2020!

"Very thankful to everyone who has reached out," teh Baywatch star wrote.

"I did get sick in Papua New Guinea but I bounced back quick and finished an amazing 3 weeks in P.N.G. I’m home for the holidays with my friends and family. Thanks for all the love and concern, see you in 2020!"

He was filming a Man v Wild style adventure series when he contracted a "form of ­typhoid or similar bacterial infection".

The Daily Telegraph reports that the 32-year-old was treated at St Andrews War Memorial Hospital in Spring Hill for several days before he was given the all clear to head back to the US on Christmas Eve.

Zac Efron has been flown to a hospital in Australia from Papua New Guinea.

Zac Efron has been flown to a hospital in Australia from Papua New Guinea.

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Dr Glenn McKay for the Medical Rescue Group told The Daily Telegraph: “I can’t discuss any confidential patient information. I can confirm that Medical Rescue retrieved a US citizen in his 30s from PNG to Brisbane recently for medical attention in Australia.

“He was admitted to St Andrews War Memorial Hospital in a stable condition.”

Efron’s new show sees him go deep into the jungles of a remote, dangerous island to carve his own name in expedition history”. 

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