Horror in China: a trapeze artist fell into the void and died during a live show | VIDEO

A Chinese trapeze artist died after falling into the void during a performance that took place last Saturday, but was only released on Monday. The incident occurred during a live show in the city of Suzhou, in the central province of Anhui. Images of the tragedy circulated on social networks.

As specified by the BBCthe gymnast -identified by the last name Sun– and his partner- known by the nickname Suzhou– they used to perform stunts at high altitude and without security measures -belts or harnesses for example- to contain them. The latter because they said they looked “better aesthetically”.

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In one of the shows that they gave days ago, as the videos show, Suzhou he took his partner by the waist and they were raised with the help of a crane. At the moment when the woman had to let go of the acrobat’s torso and hold on to her feet, Sun missed the move and fell from a significant height.

Both recordings allow viewers to be heard screaming at the moment in which the mistake is made. The event was immediately cancelled.

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Minutes after the accident, she was taken to a nearby hospital unit. However, she consigned the British media, the efforts of the doctors to save her life were in vain and the trapeze artist died shortly after admission. In this way, Sun leaves behind her widowed husband and two children.

Debate in China over low security in the industry

The images caused a great impact in the Asian country and led users on social networks, the media and even the Chinese government itself to recognize that this industry brings with it high levels of risk for which there aren’t really many security measures in place.

While the local authorities carry out an in-depth investigation -with the intention of obtaining greater precision about what happened-, the Department of Culture and Tourism confessed that the acrobat couple did not have the necessary approval to proceed with the act in the first place.

“The Anhui Yaxi Performing Art Media company will be treated accordingly,” they said.

Another of the realities of the sector, analyzes the BBCis that the decision was made not to take security measures during the shows much of it is due to the possibility of making “more money” by executing presentations and/or more risky acts or those that tempt death.

Another accident that could have ended in tragedy

On the same Saturday day, a female acrobat fell from the top of a stage and crashed to the ground while performing his routine as part of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, held in California, USA. The mishap occurred five minutes after the start of the performance and was recorded.

The woman, who ended up with serious injuries and had to be hospitalized, seems to have slipped from the structure on which she was climbing. After the blow, the gymnast was completely immobile. The public could not get out of the state of shock after what happened. It is unknown if the acrobat passed out before or after the fall.

After the accident, according to TMZ, the woman was assisted by paramedics who placed her on a stretcher and removed her from the scene.

Source: Elcomercio

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