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Beloved Local Meteorologist Seriously Injured in Western New York Accident

Earlier this week, a local meteorologist suffered an unexpected injury.

Patrick Hammer, the chief meteorologist at WGRZ, recently had a unfortunate accident resulting in a bad fall. As a result, he will be unable to return to work for a few weeks.

He took to his social media pages to share the news.

“I’ve been placed on injury reserve for a short period of time due to a bad fall. But don’t worry, I won’t be off my feet for too long. Looking forward to rejoining the team at @wgrz soon. Big thanks to @JenStanonis, @Dan_Weather_Man, @KevinBuffalo, and @paulharetv for holding it down while I recover.”

Viewers have been curious about the absence of the Daybreak team on WGRZ and the recent absence of Hammer from the show. In response to these inquiries, Daybreak co-anchor Melissa Holmes took to her Facebook page to provide some clarification.

“The question I’ve been getting lately: “Why aren’t Pete and Patrick and you together on Daybreak anymore?”The answer:”

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