Michaels and a group of other performers were asked to drop approximately 12 feet into a landing rig of cardboard boxes and crash mats

they were not allowed to spot their landings because they were zombies.

changes were made to the landing rig between takes … thick crash mats were swapped for thinner alternatives, while two other performers recalled that the landing rig felt less secure on the second take.

As she walked off the ledge for the second take, Michaels claims that she fell blind into a landing rig that had been changed without warning. Michaels was the last performer to step off the ledge. Twenty-six others fell before her, meaning the adapted rig had been impacted repeatedly before she dropped.

“I hit the floor and heard my bones breaking underneath me,”