Chuck Norris Survived 2 Heart Attacks, Kept It Private

0:00This is Cory with the story with entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by the daily news now. Chuck Norris, the iconic action star known for Walker Texas Ranger, passed away on March 19th at age 86. A new report reveals he secretly survived two heart attacks nearly nine years earlier back in July 2017. The episodes happened the same day after he attended a martial arts event in Las Vegas. From the long drive home with his family, they stopped at a hotel casino in Tonopon, Nevada. Around 5.30 a.m., he collapsed in the shower with severe chest pains. Medics rushed him by helicopter about a hundred miles to a hospital in Hawthorne, where his heart stopped and needed shocking back to life. He suffered a second attack there before they airlifted him to a bigger facility in Reno. Insiders called it touch-and-go, saying it felt like he died twice in under an hour. His fitness image made the survival even more remarkable, as source has noted it would have killed most men half his age.

1:01Norris kept the ordeal private, prioritizing his health quietly for years afterward. Family confirmed his death the next day, sharing that he was hospitalized in Hawaii and past peacefully surrounded by loved ones. They remembered him as a devoted husband, father, and symbol of strength, who inspired millions through discipline and kindness.