Paredes, who was based in Oxnard, California, studied at the ITT Technical Institute before he started working as a marketing director at Ultimate Weight Loss Solutions in 2011, as stated on his Facebook page. County Department medical examiner and coroner’s office records show Paredes died on November 19, as reported by Variety. While production previously told TMZ that “a male contestant needed medical attention” on Novemafter completing the course, and was treated by on-set emergency medics before being transported to a local hospital - The L.A. Los Angeles County officials have identified Michael Paredes as the contestant who after finishing the obstacle course on the popular reality competition series, Wipeout, as first reported by TMZ. Michael Paredes died after completing the obstacle course for TBS' 'Wipeout' reboot on November 19, 2020.
