A fitness model and actor who was fatally struck by a train while filming a video on California railroad tracks was trying to get out of the way when he tripped, a friend told the Los Angeles Times.
He just made a mistake, Warren Coulter said Greg Plitts tragic death on Saturday while citing information from witnessing crew members.
The 37-year-old former Bravo star was posing for action shots when he was hit by the Metrolink passenger train, just north of the Burbank station, around 4 p.m., authorities said.
The conductor of the southbound train blew the horn, yet the actor was horrifyingly reported as seen not moving away.
Plitt's girlfriend, Christina Stejskal, told the LA Times said he was "just trying to get the best shot."
"He's just like Superman," she said while referring to the larger-than-life superhero being "more powerful than a locomotive."
Authorities had previously suggested that Plitt believed the train was coming on a parallel track before he was hit. They have ruled out suicide.
Jason MerrittGreg Plitt with Bruce Cardenas and DJ Lauren Pappas at L.A. Fashion Week event last year.
Enlarge Michael Tran Archive/FilmMagicGreg Plitt with actress Katie Cleary at LGBT Stars of Tomorrow Benefit in Hollywood in 2006.
Enlarge"It's like a blind turn," Burbank Police Sgt. Scott Meadows said. "When the train came, you might not be able to tell which set the train is on."
Investigators are trying to determine why the crew was filming in a restricted area. They did not have a proper permit, NBC reported.
"A mistake was made. A simple, horrible, horrible, tragic mistake," Plitt pal Warren Coulter told NBC. "Greg was bigger than life. He vibrated at such a really high level in everything he did. He was such a high achiever."
Plitt appeared on the Bravo show "Work Out" in 2008, as well as in such films as "Terminator Salvation" and 2013's "Grudge Match."
"This is a terrible tragedy," Bravo tweeted Sunday. "Our thoughts and deepest sympathy are with Greg Plitt's family and friends at this extremely difficult time."
Fans came together at a memorial near the tracks on Sunday to remember Plitt.
"He lived to 37 years to the most that you can ever imagine, Coulter told NBC. Greg in his 37 years probably was what most people would do in their entire lives.
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