YEREVAN. – An audience member, who was sitting in the pavilion, suddenly died Wednesday during regular shooting of a musical show being aired on Armenia’s Public Television. The latter’s Executive Director Gagik Buniatyan confirmed this information to Armenian News-NEWS.am.  

He noted that this person had felt ill during the filming, he was immediately administered first aid, and an ambulance was called in. “The ambulance staff administered medical treatment and the patient was connected to an artificial respirator, but he could not be saved,” Buniatyan said, and added that this person had come to the filming of the program at the invitation of a singer, and together with his wife and friends.          

The Police press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that this person was Hrachik Tadevosyan, 50. A report is being prepared on this incident, and a forensic medical examination is commissioned. 

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, it became apparent on Wednesday that an audience member, who was sitting in the pavilion, suddenly died during regular shooting of a song program being aired on Armenia’s Public Television, Haykakan Zhamanak daily reported.