The woman killed on the set of the upcoming Alec Baldwin western movie Rust has been identified as cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The 42-year-old filmmaker was injured on set after a prop firearm was accidentally discharged at around 1:50pm local time on Thursday (October 21) in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Halyna was transported by helicopter to University of New Mexico Hospital, where she died. A second crew member was injured and is receiving emergency care at a Santa Fe hospital.
The International Cinematographers Guild, Local 600 released a statement confirming Halyna‘s tragic death.
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John Lindley, the president of the guild, and Rebecca Rhine, the executive director, said in a statement, “We received the devastating news this evening, that one of our members, Halyna Hutchins, the Director of Photography on a production called Rust in New Mexico died from injuries sustained on the set. The details are unclear at this moment, but we are working to learn more, and we support a full investigation into this tragic event. This is a terrible loss, and we mourn the passing of a member of our Guild’s family.”
Sources on set have explained what allegedly happened during the tragic accident.
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