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Lachlan Murdoch and his father Rupert Murdoch, who reportedly broke his back in 2018 after falling on Lachlan's yacht.
  • Rupert Murdoch reportedly broke his back after he fell while aboard his son Lachlan's yacht in 2018.
  • The media giant also reportedly tore an Achilles tendon and struggled with cases of pneumonia and COVID-19.
  • A new report from Vanity Fair detailed previously unreported health scares experienced by the 91-year-old media mogul. 

Rupert Murdoch reportedly fell and sustained serious injuries while aboard his son's yacht in 2018, an incident that led the media mogul to spend a night in a European hospital parking lot, waiting under a tent until he could be flown back to the US.