When Jackie Chan came to the Australian Alps and left with hypothermia

Three decades ago, Jackie Chan brought his action film First Strike to Falls Creek in Australia's Alpine region. According to ABC News, while filming in the freezing mountains, the Hollywood star contracted hypothermia—an injury serious enough to nearly require hospitalization. A locally based ski champion helped coordinate the production. The incident exemplifies Chan's legendary commitment to performing his own stunts in extreme conditions, though this time the extreme proved dangerously close to becoming a medical crisis.

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