suffered serious burns to his face and hands when a prop pistol exploded upon being fired. Future film director Erich von Stroheim fell off a roof and broke two ribs in one scene as an extra. Carter received a posthumous Carnegie Hero Award for his rescue efforts. The rest of the film crew watched helplessly as they were sucked into the sandbar and drowned. He dragged her onto a sandbar that was reported to be quicksand. When the boat capsized, camera operator Owen Carter immediately jumped into the river to save her.
On 1 July 1914, while filming on location in Cañon City, Colorado, cast member Grace McHugh was filming a scene where her character was crossing the Arkansas River in a boat. From 1980 to 1990, there were 37 deaths relating to accidents during stunts 24 of these deaths involved the use of helicopters. In the history of film and television, accidents have occurred during shooting, such as cast or crew fatalities or serious accidents that plagued production. Unintentional injuries or deaths during audiovisual production