Cary Elwes nearly died after being bitten by a rattlesnake outside his Malibu home
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The actor was rushed by helicopter to a hospital in Los Angeles.
Cary Elwes narrowly survived after being bitten by a rattlesnake near his home in Malibu, California. The Princess Bride star was delivered on time by helicopter to the Ronald Reagan Medical Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, writes TMZ.
Cary was working on the street near his home when the snake suddenly attacked him, sources said. The site of the bite is unknown, but it was so severe that an airlift to the hospital was required.
The injury was called life-threatening, but the actor received the necessary assistance in time and will recover soon.
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