Meteorologist has panic attack live on air, prompting wave of praise

An TV meteorologist is being praised for how he handled an on-air panic attack.

ABC News Australia's Nate Byrne was presenting his weather segment on Tuesday's Daily Breakfast when he felt the attack coming on. 

"I'm actually going to need to stop for a second. Some of you may know that I occasionally get affected by some panic attacks, and actually that's happening right now, Lisa, maybe I could hand back to you," he said before cameras cut to his colleague.