Overview
- Speaking to Mirja du Mont and Patrick Romer on the RTL show, Krüger said his eight‑month‑old son died of sudden infant death while he was lying next to him.
- He reported performing CPR for about 90 minutes until an air ambulance arrived and said the child died during the flight.
- Krüger linked the bereavement to years of heavy drinking, describing himself as a constant drinker who at times consumed up to seven bottles of wine a day.
- He said he completed a clandestine inpatient detox during a production, commuting between set and clinic after a health crisis that brought him to the emergency room with a warning of possible multiple organ failure.
- The actor identified his son as Paul‑Luca, who died shortly after his baptism, and his Dschungelcamp participation was confirmed by RTL earlier this month.