'Bachelorette' Producers and Host Chris Harrison Speak Out on Star Eric Hill's Tragic Death

By Mitch Thorpe, Mstarz writer | Apr 23, 2014 06:05 PM EDT

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Insiders at The Bachelor has issued statements regarding the tragic death of contestant Eric Hill.

Hill who was a contestant on the upcoming season of The Bachelorette starring Andi Dorfman, passed away this morning from severe injuries he sustained during a paragliding accent this past weekend, as reported in our article earlier today. The Bachelorette is currently still in production on this season.

ABC and the whole Bachelor family are grieving over the loss of Hill and they have spoken to E! News during this difficult time.

Chris Harrison the host of both The Bachelor and The Bachelorette told the news outlet that, "We're all extremely saddened by this news. We enjoyed our time with Eric on the show. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends at this difficult time. He will be missed."

The production team and crew of the Bachelorette spoke of Hill's adventurous spirit and his courage in the statement they gave to E! News.

"We are deeply saddened to hear about the tragic passing of our friend, Eric Hill. Eric inspired us every day with his passion, his courage and his adventurous spirit, and for that we are very thankful. On behalf of our cast, crew and producers, we send our love, our thoughts and our prayers to Eric's family during this difficult time."

As for how production will deal with the death, a source at the show says they are still at work trying to figure out how to proceed with the upcoming season.

"This is really the first time something terrible has happened between time of filming and airing the season, so the network will have to figure out how to handle, and if it merits somehow editing the show differently."

The new season will air on May 18 at 9 pm on ABC.

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