A former "Survivor Greece" contestant is seeking more than $100 million from the show's producers, alleging they knowingly sent him into shark-infested, boat-trafficked waters to spearfish for food — and that the resulting accident nearly cost him his life along with his leg.

Stavros Floros filed a 61-page lawsuit in Miami-Dade County court this week, naming Turkish production giant Acun Medya, its affiliates, mogul Acun Ilıcalı and Greek broadcaster Skai TV as defendants. The suit stems from a May 11 incident in which a tourist boat's propeller struck Floros while he was spearfishing during production of the show's 13th season, severing his left leg above the knee.

According to the filing detailed by TMZ, Floros says he was bleeding out in open water when a bystander aboard the very boat that hit him applied the tourniquet that kept him alive — not any safety crew from the production. He was airlifted for treatment and spent roughly two months hospitalized in Miami undergoing multiple surgeries.

"No Rescue Boats, No Protected Zones"

The lawsuit alleges the show's entire spearfishing format was inherently dangerous by design. Floros claims producers required contestants to hunt for food in open water heavily used by tourist boats, without rescue vessels, marked-off safe zones, or adequate warning buoys — despite what he describes as prior near-misses and even a fatality in the same waters before his own accident.

The suit claims producers "knowingly put contestants in danger" ahead of the incident, and knew tourist boat traffic posed a threat in unmarked diving areas but provided no meaningful protection.

Floros further alleges the production was slow to get him proper medical care once he was injured, and that producers subsequently moved to limit their exposure rather than address the danger. The complaint, reported by TheWrap, names Ilıcalı personally, arguing that key safety-protocol decisions for the show were made from his home in Miami Beach — an effort, the suit suggests, to establish jurisdiction and personal liability beyond the corporate defendants.

Season 13 production was suspended in the wake of the accident. Producers ultimately awarded Floros the season's $291,000 grand prize, a gesture his attorneys characterize in the filing as wholly inadequate given the scope of his injuries and the loss of his livelihood as a beekeeper.

When the accident first became public in May, AcunMedya said only that it "appears to have happened when a tourist boat injured the contestant while he was spearfishing outside the competitive process of the reality show" — language Floros's suit directly disputes, arguing the spearfishing was very much part of the show's core competitive structure.

Neither Acun Medya nor Skai TV has issued a public response to the lawsuit itself. Floros is seeking damages for medical expenses, lost earning capacity, and pain and suffering, with his attorneys citing the nine-figure demand as reflective of catastrophic, permanent disability sustained on the job.

The case adds "Survivor Greece" to a growing list of international reality competitions facing scrutiny over on-set safety after viral, high-stakes physical challenges. No trial date has been set, and legal observers say the personal claims against Ilıcalı — rather than just the corporate entities — could make this one of the more closely watched reality-TV liability cases in years.