The biggest danger in 7 vs. Wild Season 3 was probably the dangerous “Red-Tide” algae outbreak, which could have forced teams to give up. Now the production of the series has finally commented and contradicts the statements of the contestants.
What danger is it about? In the “Making-of” format of 7 vs. Wild “Behind the Scenes”, this episode was also about the biggest danger in terms of food that threatened the contestants. We’re talking about the algae outbreak “Red-Tide” that occurs in the seas off Vancouver Island.
The algae there can produce a toxin that accumulates in mollusks, like clams. If these are then eaten by the participants, they can suffer from food poisoning.
According to production, this can lead to death in the worst-case scenario, although no deaths have been documented so far. We have already reported on the “Red-Tide” algae outbreak.
One of the contestants of Season 3 is the Twitch streamer Jens “Knossi” Knossalla. You can see more about him in our video.
Production and Contestants in Disagreement
What is the contradiction? In the “Behind the Scenes” episode, the production of 7 vs. Wild states that there was no “Red-Tide” algae outbreak during the filming of 7 vs. Wild. If there had been one, the filming would have been canceled. There was reportedly no danger to the teams.
Although the harvesting of mollusks was forbidden due to the algae plague, according to the series, this ban was only “prophylactic” since not all bays could be checked by the government for the actual danger.
This is interesting because recently several participants stated that when picking up the memory cards from the cameras, a ranger specifically approached the team and warned them about the algae plague. Also, the consumption of clams was only prohibited to the teams during filming.
If there was no “Red-Tide” algae outbreak, why did the organizing team rush to the team after Knossi’s announcement instead of simply giving the all-clear? We have reported on the incident here.
Kevin “Papaplatte” Teller has commented on the algae plague in this video.
Who is right now? This is difficult to assess from the outside. Several teams have independently reported that they were warned by a ranger about the “Red-Tide” algae outbreak while they were already exposed to the danger. This presents a conflict with the statement that there is no “Red-Tide” algae outbreak.
Why would the production interrupt the isolation of the participants to warn about a danger that doesn’t even exist?
And why were the scenes filmed according to Papaplatte, where the organizing team warned the participants, not shown? Let us know your opinion in the comments. In the past, fans have allegedly discovered that a team was dropped off near a hotel.
