Wave...goodbye! Spanish TV reporter is wiped out while covering storm - leaving colleague in the studio shocked

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Penty, S. (2026, October 26). Wave...goodbye! Spanish TV reporter is wiped out while covering storm - leaving colleague in the studio shocked. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16239161/Spanish-TV-reporter-wiped-covering-storm-wave.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-26 · by Sabrina Penty

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Sergio Ovejero, a Spanish TV reporter for ETB2, was covering dangerous sea conditions during a storm in Ondarroa on the Basque coast when he was struck by a massive wave live on air. The incident left his colleague in the studio shocked but both Ovejero and camerawoman Raquel Vidal were reported unharmed. The footage went viral with hundreds of thousands of views, though some questioned why the crew remained near the sea despite weather warnings. Ovejero later explained that they had been there for over an hour without expecting to be hit by waves.
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Story summary

On October 26, 2026, Spanish TV reporter Sergio Ovejero was reporting live on dangerous sea conditions near Ondarroa, a town on the Basque coast of Spain, when he and his camerawoman were hit by an unexpected massive wave during their broadcast. The wave knocked over the camera, cutting off the feed momentarily before it returned to show Ovejero's stunned expression. His colleague Odei Esnaola in the studio expressed concern for them but was later assured that both Ovejero and camerawoman Raquel Vidal were unharmed. The incident went viral, attracting hundreds of thousands of views online. While most viewers found humor in the moment, some questioned why the TV crew was filming near the sea despite weather warnings.

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📰 Spanish Reporter Knocked Down By Wave
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“Both articles describe the identical incident involving Spanish TV reporter Sergio Ovejero being knocked over by a wave while live broadcasting about dangerous sea conditions in Ondarroa on October 23, 2026.”
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🔮 While viewers mostly found humour in the moment, some social media users raised questions over why the TV crew were filming by the sea despite weather warnings. However, Ovejero later clarified that he and his colleagues had spent more than an hour in the area and had not expected to be struck by the waves.
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Topics

Basque ETB2 Ondarroa Spain Spanish

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Ovejero PERSON · 5× Sergio Ovejero PERSON · 2× Spain GPE · 2× Spanish NORP · 2× Basque NORP · 1× ETB2 ORG · 1× Odei Esnaola PERSON · 1× Ondarroa GPE · 1× Raquel Vidal PERSON · 1× Valencia GPE · 1×

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Spanish TV reporter Sergio Ovejero was warning viewers to stay away from promenades due to dangerous sea conditions Suddenly, Ovejero was wiped out by a wave on live television His colleagues in the studio were left stunned Ovejero later assured viewers that he and his colleague were 'completely fine and dry.'
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-26
🔮 While viewers mostly found humour in the moment, some social media users raised questions over why the TV crew were filming by the sea despite weather warnings. However, Ovejero later clarified that he and his colleagues had spent more than an hour in the area and had not expected to be struck by the waves.
2026-10-26 · Daily Mail
Wave...goodbye! Spanish TV reporter is wiped out while covering storm - leaving colleague in the studio shocked · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

A Spanish TV reporter who was covering dangerous sea conditions during a storm was wiped out by a massive wave live on air. asserted
who → cover → air
Footage shows Sergio Ovejero on the seafront in Ondarroa on the Basque coast, warning viewers to stay away from promenades due to dangerous sea conditions. asserted
Footage → show → conditions
As Ovejero, a reporter for broadcaster ETB2, briefs viewers on an orange weather warning, a huge wave sweeps over the sea wall and strikes him and his camerawoman. asserted
wave → brief → him
The impact knocks the camera over, and the footage cuts off for a few seconds. asserted
footage → knock → seconds
From the studio, presenter Odei Esnaola gasps in shock as he expresses concern for his colleagues. asserted
he → gasp → colleagues
The programme later confirmed that both Ovejero and the camerawoman Raquel Vidal were unharmed. asserted
Ovejero → confirm → ?
Spanish TV reporter Sergio Ovejero was warning viewers to stay away from promenades due to dangerous sea conditions Suddenly, Ovejero was wiped out by a wave on live television His colleagues in the studio were left stunned Ovejero later assured viewers that he and his colleague were 'completely fine and dry.' asserted
he → warn → viewers
The video has since gone viral, racking up hundreds of thousands of views. asserted
video → go → views
While viewers mostly found humour in the moment, some social media users raised questions over why the TV crew were filming by the sea despite weather warnings. However, Ovejero later clarified that he and his colleagues had spent more than an hour in the area and had not expected to be struck by the waves. asserted
he → find → waves
The incident came as torrential rain battered Spain last week, unleashing severe flooding, inundating streets, washing cars away and forcing thousands of people to stay indoors. asserted
rain → come → people
The downpour from Storm Adam cut off several towns along the Mediterranean coast as rivers burst their banks and streets turned into torrents, leaving scenes reminiscent of the catastrophic flooding that killed more than 230 people in the Valencia region two years ago. asserted
that → cut → region
Meanwhile, Spain's Atlantic coast was struck by rain and strong southerly winds, with waves of up to five metres striking beaches across Galicia and the Basque Country. asserted
waves → strike → Galicia
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