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Circus Acrobats Accident at Rhode Island | Ringling Brothers Circus Accident | VIDEO 5.4.2014
- Published_at:2014-05-04
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Sonny Black
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- description: Video of the scary moment circus platform collapsed and fell thirty feet to the ground leaving eight acrobats who were hanging by their hair injured. STUNT GOES HORRIBLY WRONG Terrifying Footage of 9 Performers fell from an aerial act at Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. An acrobatic stunt went horribly wrong on Sunday during a performance by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Providence, Rhode Island Twenty people are injured after a high wire snapped and a platform - known as the Human Chandelier - collapsed The injured, including nine listed as critical, have been taken to hospital - none of their injuries are believed to be life threatening (CBC) Rhode Island circus accident leaves acrobats seriously injured. A platform collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging stunt at a U.S. circus performance Sunday, sending eight entertainers plummeting to the ground. Nine were seriously injured in the fall, including a dancer below. The accident was reported at about 11:45 a.m. during the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus' Legends show at the Dunkin' Donuts Centre in Providence, R.I. Stephen Payne, a spokesman for Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Bros., said eight of the injured acrobats fell up to 12 metres. Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare said officials and inspectors haven't yet determined what caused the accident. He said none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening. Roman Garcia, general manager of the show, said the accident occurred during the "hair hang" act in which the performers hang from their hair. Sydney Bragg, 14, of North Kingstown, said the collapse happened about 90 minutes into the show. She said the platform began to fall as it neared the rafters of the arena. At first, she said, she thought it was part of the act. "It just went crashing down," Sydney said. "Everyone was freaking out. We heard this huge clatter and then we just heard the girls scream." She said spotlights were on the performers at the time, but all the lights went out after the fall. Rosa Viveiros of Massachusetts said the act was covered by a curtain. Shortly after the curtain was pulled away, she said, the performers fell on top of at least one other performer below, a man who stood up with his face bloodied. The Dunkin' Donuts Center said two shows scheduled for later Sunday and two others Monday are on hold. camera cellphone Full complete Video footage caught on tape HD comment now more 9 nine acrobats seriously injured after fall at U.S. circus show Circus performers hurt in Rhode Island scaffolding 9 acrobats seriously injured after falling from platform Circus performers hurt in Rhode Island scaffolding collapse The moment circus platform collapsed and fell thirty feet to the ground leaving eight acrobats who were hanging by their hair injured camera cellphone Full complete Video footage caught on tape HD comment now more 9 nine acrobats seriously injured after fall at U.S. circus show Circus performers hurt in Rhode Island scaffolding 9 acrobats seriously injured after falling from platform Circus performers hurt in Rhode Island scaffolding collapse The moment circus platform collapsed and fell thirty feet to the ground leaving eight acrobats who were hanging by their hair injured camera cellphone Full complete Video footage caught on tape HD comment now more 9 nine acrobats seriously injured after fall at U.S. circus show Circus performers hurt in Rhode Island scaffolding 9 acrobats seriously injured after falling from platform Circus performers hurt in Rhode Island scaffolding collapse The moment circus platform collapsed and fell thirty feet to the ground leaving eight acrobats who were hanging by their hair injured
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