BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty pauses to announce sad death news live on air
Naga Munchetty announced some sad death news live on Saturday's BBC Breakfast. Naga and her co-host, Charlie Stayt, were back on the red sofa to deliver the latest news headlines.
Simon King was also in the studio to deliver the latest weather updates. However, while sharing the latest news stories, Naga paused to announce the tragic death.
"14 minutes past six is the time," Naga paused before announcing, "The founding member of the band The Turtles, Mark Volman, has died a the age of 78."
After playing a clip of one of their hits, images of Mark appeared on the screen.
She continued, "The band was known for the number-one hits Happy Together and Elenore. Volman passed away yesterday after a brief and unexpected illness, according to his representative."
This wasn't the only death announcement made on the show, as shortly before, Charlie confirmed that a man in Australia had died following a shark attack.
He told viewers, "A surfer has died near Sydney after being bitten by what is believed to have been a large shark.
"It's the first fatal shark attack near the city since 2022. The attack happened at a beach just north of Sydney, which is popular with swimmers.
"Emergency services were called after reports that a man had suffered critical injuries. He died shortly after being brought to shore."
Elsewhere on BBC Breakfast, Naga and Charlie chatted with their guest, Adam Ball, who had a life-limiting illness and was given a prognosis of "30 years to live".
Naga announced at the beginning of the show, "Given 30 years to live after being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, how Adam Ball is defining predictions and celebrating his birthday by swimming the length of the Lake District's largest lakes."
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