‘Wild Travels’ host suffers head injuries after being robbed on Chicago train

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The host of a television travel collection was robbed and attacked Monday night time though riding aboard a Chicago educate line as the city’s transit technique proceeds to see a spate of violent incidents in latest months. 

Will Clinger was on the Chicago Transit Authority Crimson Line all over 8:30 p.m. when he sat in a typically empty motor vehicle even though headed to meet a pal, he instructed the Chicago Tribune. He explained he was on his telephone when a lady snatched the system as the practice pulled into the Addison Street station near Wrigley Discipline and ran out the door. 

“It was a total shock when I abruptly found any person grabbing my phone out of my arms and racing out of the car or truck,” Clinger informed the newspaper. “I possibly mistakenly dashed out the doorway following them, providing chase to try out to get my mobile phone back again. And the past detail I keep in mind is falling, and I do not even remember landing.”

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Television host Will Clinger was robbed and injured Monday night while on a Chicago transit line. 

Tv host Will Clinger was robbed and injured Monday night time while on a Chicago transit line. 
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He mentioned he last remembers becoming surrounded by medical staff within an unexpected emergency space. The fall triggered some bleeding in his mind, a contusion, 4 stitches on his forehead and a swollen hand. 

“So the lesson is, I guess, A: Don’t have your mobile phone out at evening on the ‘L,’ and B: If you get your telephone stolen, never chase the persons that stole it since I compensated a fairly hefty price,” he mentioned. 

Fox Information Electronic has achieved out to Clinger, 64, who hosts “Wild Travels” on PBS, which celebrates America’s off-overwhelmed paths. He beforehand hosted “Wild Chicago,” which was the exact same premise for America’s third-most populous metropolis, for 11 yrs.  

Fox Information Digital has also reached out to the Chicago Police Office, as perfectly as the CTA.

The assault on Clinger was the second in a 24-hour period of time at a pair of Red Line stations. The other resulted in a gentleman staying stabbed all through an armed robbery.  

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“It truly is terrifying on the CTA suitable now, seemingly,” Clinger instructed WBBM-Tv.