Heart stopping moment tightrope walker falls 24ft into circus ring
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Heart stopping moment tightrope walker falls 24ft into circus ring
A video shows the heart-stopping moment a tightrope walker lost his balance and fell 24ft into a circus ring in Russia.
Acrobat Makhmud Suanbekov, 33, had another performer - his mother - standing one-footed on his head as he did his daredevil act.
But he slipped in front of a crowded Christmas audience of children and their parents in Siberian city Tyumen.
Suanbekov crashed to the floor but amazingly was about to pull himself up as other artists rushed to his aid.
The other performer was his mother Sairakan Suanbekova, 56, according to the city circus in Tyumen.
An experienced trapeze performer, she was saved by a safety rope which took her weight as her son plunged to the floor during the 'Star Cruise' act.
Suanbekov - who refuses to work with a safety harness - was able to grab the high wire as he plunged, slightly breaking his fall.
He was given first aid and rushed to hospital.
The circus said that miraculously no bones were broken in his fall.
Suanbekov - who refuses to work with a safety harness - was able to grab the high wire as he plunged, slightly breaking his fall.
He was given first aid and rushed to hospital.
The circus said that miraculously no bones were broken in his fall.
The video shows a circus act taking place inside a circus tent, with a crowd of people watching. The danger is a high-wire act where a group of three professional acrobats is performing stunts at a significant height without any visible safety equipment. The acrobats carefully maneuver themselves on the high wire, building a human tower. However, during the act, one of the acrobats loses balance and falls. The aftermath is not shown, but given the height and lack of safety nets, the potential aftermath could be severe injury or even death for the fallen acrobat.