Circus performer taken to hospital after falling from rope in front of shocked audience
A female circus performer from a Colombian circus company has been rushed to hospital after falling from a 16-foot-high rope in front of a shocked audience in England.
The unidentified performer was seen on video sitting on the back of a chair mounted on a pole, held by two men standing on a tightrope during a Gravity Circus performance at Glye Gap Field in East Sussex on Monday.
As she slowly lowered herself into the chair, balancing her feet on the arms of the chair, the pole began to wobble.
As she fell into the chair, her foot appeared to slip and she fell off the plane along with the chair.
Halfway down the fall, the chair struck something that looked like a wire, sending her flying against her body and into a free somersault until she landed on her knees on the ground.
The force of the impact caused her upper body to spin until she eventually landed in a fetal position on the metal floor, appearing unconscious.
The woman suffered ‘serious’ but non-life-threatening injuries after falling from a chair during a Gravity Circus performance
Gravity Circus told a fan in their comments section that the performer “did a good job”
“It looked like her leg gave out. She lost her balance and went flying down, wrapped around the wire,” said witness Hayley Welsh BBC‘She fell with a thud onto the metal floor.’
According to South East Coast Ambulance Service (Seacamb), the woman suffered ‘serious’ but non-life-threatening injuries. People.
Gravity Circus told a fan in the comments that “the artist is doing well and is in safe hands.”
Seacamb said she suffered “facial and other injuries consistent with a fall” and was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, People reported.
The woman appeared to have been knocked unconscious after falling 16 feet to the metal floor
According to Gravity Circus, the woman was part of the High Wire Troupe from Colombia.
The company acknowledged that “sadly, accidents can happen in live entertainment, despite strict safety measures,” the BBC reported.
“Our primary concern is the well-being of the artist, his family, the tightrope company and our entire circus family,” the statement said. “We are closely monitoring the situation and conducting a thorough investigation.”
Their upcoming performances are scheduled as per schedule and Gravity Circus will provide an update on the artist soon.
