Overview
- Five participants have left early this season, with four voluntary withdrawals and one medical exit confirmed across the latest episodes.
- Jessika Power quit earlier in the run, followed by Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Jack Joseph and Cole Anderson-James, while Axle Whitehead was removed on medical grounds.
- Show medic Dr. Laura assessed Whitehead for neck pain, numbness and reduced arm strength before ruling he could not continue.
- Directing Staff intervened during a 15-metre ladder-bridge task after spotting an incorrectly fitted harness, with Jason ‘Foxy’ Fox telling a recruit, “I’ve just saved your life.”
- Challenges this week included a high-wire crossing and an underwater plane-evacuation drill, and contestant Gabby Allen told viewers the episode would be a hard watch as emotions ran high.