Øystein Bogen is both a writer, journalist and documentary maker, and has more than 25 years of experience as a foreign reporter for TV 2.
The expression “the best can happen” is thus not entirely wrong when it comes to what happened to the otherwise particularly driven Bogen on Thursday night.
Directly from Washington, Bogen was to tell about the Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson’s state visit to Washington DC.
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena. Uhm, ehh, yes, now I forgot her name, says a somewhat dazed Bogen.
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Heat wave
The reason for the miss, Bogen tells Dagbladet, was that he was not well enough prepared for the heat wave that is raging in Washington during the day.
– I got a complete blackout – had been out in the sun for too long, had not drunk enough water, and dragged around 20 kilos of equipment in a dark suit.
This was an experience the reporter veteran has not experienced before, he says.
– The feeling of getting a blackout was quite scary – I have never experienced that before, says Bogen.
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– Neither stroke nor blood alcohol level
In the wake of the feature, several people made contact, Bogen can tell. He therefore used Facebook to tell what really happened.
– So it was neither a stroke nor a blood alcohol level, writes Bogen on Facebook.
– On the other hand, three hours in a dark suit under the scorching sun, in 32 degrees while I ran around and hunted for a comment from the Swedish Prime Minister (Magdalena ANDERSSON !!!) had a creeping consequence, Bogen continues.
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– I understood what had happened, I was dizzy and completely out, Bogen explains to Dagbladet, and continues:
– Afterwards, I took a cold shower and turned on max air conditioning. Now I have been out for a run and found that the body works again.
He is also aware that he has learned from the incident, and that this will probably be the first and last time he goes on this bang:
– I promise to drink enough water today. You can greet the readers to say that, the foreign correspondent concludes jokingly.
