Zac Efron Was Hospitalized After Hitting Bottom of Pool, Ingesting 'Lots of Water': Source

Mar. 15, 2025

Zac Efron.Photo:Momodu Mansaray/Getty

Momodu Mansaray/Getty

The cause ofZac Efron’s recent hospitalization following a swimming incident has been revealed.

The actor, 36, was vacationing at a villa in Ibiza, Spain, over the weekend when he went for a swim with friends at the property’s pool. While there, he had a “minor swimming incident,” sources confirmed to PEOPLE.

On Monday, Aug. 5, a source confirmed to PEOPLE that Efron ingested water into his lungs when his chest hit the bottom of the pool after his dive.TMZfirst reported the news.

Zac Efron.Stewart Cook/Getty Images

Stewart Cook/Getty Images

Villa security helped pull the actor out of the water after he showed signs of distress.

The source adds that theHigh School Musicalalum was dazed momentarily, and therefore taken to a hospital out of an abundance of caution.

He then had X-rays done on his chest to ensure no water remained in his lungs, the source adds. Though the former Disney star was medically cleared within hours, he decided to wait at the hospital until the paparazzi who had followed him to the hospital left.

“He is fine,” Efron’s rep later told PEOPLE on Saturday, Aug. 3.

TheIron Clawstar also shared a message of his own after the incident, assuring his supporters that everything was okay.

Zac Efron Instagram 2024.Zac Efron/Instagram

Zac Efron/Instagram

“Happy and healthy,” Efron wrote next to a picture of himself lifting weights outdoors while lying on his back, balancing on top of an exercise ball.

“Thanks for the well wishes,” the movie star added to his Instagram Stories on Sunday, Aug. 4.

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During his vacation last week in Ibiza, the17 Againactor made an onstage appearance before guests with DJ Martin Garrix during his performance at theUshuaïa IbizaHotel and Beach Club.

Zac Efron.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Efron is now said to be back in the U.S.

His latest film,A Family Affair, sees the actor costarring alongsideNicole KidmanandJoey King. The rom-com arrived on Netflix in June.

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