Wave...goodbye! Spanish TV reporter is wiped out while covering storm - leaving colleague in the studio shocked

Published: 08:28 EDT, 26 October 2026 | Updated: 08:29 EDT, 26 October 2026 A Spanish TV reporter who was covering dangerous sea conditions during a storm was wiped out by a massive wave live on air.Footage shows Sergio Ovejero on the seafront in Ondarroa on the Basque coast, warning viewers to stay away from promenades due to dangerous sea conditions.As Ovejero, a reporter for broadcaster ETB2, briefs viewers on an orange weather warning, a huge wave sweeps over the sea wall and strikes him and his camerawoman. The impact knocks the camera over, and the footage cuts off for a few seconds. From the studio, presenter Odei Esnaola gasps in shock as he expresses concern for his colleagues. The programme later confirmed that both Ovejero and the camerawoman Raquel Vidal were unharmed. Spanish TV reporter Sergio Ovejero was warning viewers to stay away from promenades due to dangerous sea conditions Suddenly, Ovejero was wiped out by a wave on live televisionHis colleagues in the studio were left stunned Ovejero later assured viewers that he and his colleague were 'completely fine and dry.' The video has since gone viral, racking up hundreds of thousands of views. While viewers mostly found humour in the moment, some social media users raised questions over why the TV crew were filming by the sea despite weather warnings. However, Ovejero later clarified that he and his colleagues had spent more than an hour in the area and had not expected to be struck by the waves. The incident came as torrential rain battered Spain last week, unleashing severe flooding, inundating streets, washing cars away and forcing thousands of people to stay indoors. The downpour from Storm Adam cut off several towns along the Mediterranean coast as rivers burst their banks and streets turned into torrents, leaving scenes reminiscent of the catastrophic flooding that killed more than 230 people in the Valencia region two years ago.Meanwhile, Spain's Atlantic coast was struck by rain and strong southerly winds, with waves of up to five metres striking beaches across Galicia and the Basque Country.