Anderson Cooper drilled in face by flying debris during live on-air Hurricane Milton report: That wasnt good

Anderson experienced the Milton’s wrath firsthand.CNN host Anderson Cooper was drilled in the face with flying debris as he gave a live report in the midst the powerful winds brought on by Hurricane Milton Wednesday night.Cooper, who was posted up near the Manatee River, had attempted to explain how the storm was effecting the water when he was met with Milton’s wrath, thirty minutes after the storm made landfall on Florida’s west-central coast.“You could see it in the light there, (the wind) is just whipping off the Manatee River.It’s coming in from the northeast and the water is really starting to pour over,” Cooper said.

“Woah, OK that wasn’t good,” Cooper added after he was struck.We’ll probably go inside shortly.”The 57-year-old father of two later picked up the culprit, a rectangular piece of styrofoam that had blown from the river and directly into the reporter.

Cooper, known for his on-site coverage of hurricanes, took the incident in stride and continued his report of the water from the Manatee River rising above the river bank and onto the walkway above.In other portions of the live show, Cooper stood further away from the water, but the rough waves managed to reach the reporter, knocking him around as he spoke to a colleague, video posted to X captured.Cooper’s live coverage during the storm sparked concern over his well-being from worried viewers.“He is fighting for his LIFE and I cannot look away,” one commenter wrote.“CNN had better let Anderson Cooper blackout on New Year’s Eve for this,” another comment read, referencing Cooper’s annual “New Year’s Eve Live” show which he has hosted since 2002.

Follow The Post for live updates as Hurricane Milton makes landfallAnother reporter was also involved in a dangerous incident along the 36-mile-long riverbank Wednesday night.Robert Ray, a correspondent for Fox Weather, had just wrapped up a live report 20 feet from the river when a giant pine tree fell down onto t...