He lost a leg while filming a reality show and now seeks $100 million

Stavros Floros was 21 when a break from filming Survivor Greece changed his life. Now 22, he is seeking more than $100 million from the reality show's producers after a boat struck him while he was spearfishing near Saona Island in the Dominican Republic.

The accident occurred on May 11, when a tourist vessel carrying about 20 people entered the area where Floros was in the water, according to reports cited by Infobae and KCH FM. A witness, identified as Malliaros, said he warned Floros after seeing the boat approach. Floros tried to move away, but the vessel's propellers hit both of his legs.

The impact resulted in the amputation of his left leg and severe injuries to his right. The severed limb could not be recovered from the water. A passenger on the boat applied a tourniquet at the scene, according to court documents. Floros was taken to a clinic in Miami, where he spent 61 days and underwent several operations, reports cited by headtopics and La Nación said.

Floros filed the lawsuit on September 3 in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The defendants include Acun Medya, Acun Medya Global, Acun LLC, Turkish businessman Acun Ilicali and Greek broadcaster SKAI TV, according to documents cited by TMZ. The complaint accuses the producers of negligence, arguing that tourist boats frequently used the filming area but that no security vessels, warning signs or cordoned-off zone protected contestants while they fished. Floros is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, as well as past and future medical expenses. The case will now proceed in Florida courts.