A 26-year-old trapeze performer fell into the circus ring during a new act in front of hundreds of children and their parents, as captured on film.
Tatyana Zolotukhina was performing in Russia with her husband Sergey Zolotukhin, 34, when she failed to hold his hand and fell 16 feet to the earth.
In the circus in Omsk, there were cries followed by stillness as her husband raced to her help and checked her condition before dragging her out of the arena alongside other concerned personnel.
Tatyana Zolotukhina was performing in Russia with her husband Sergey Zolotukhin, 34, when she failed to hold his hand and fell 16 feet to the earth.
The injured performer is a member of the traveling Filatov circus, founded 180 years ago and believed to be the oldest in Russia.
As she was brought out of the ring, the spectators applauded.
The high wire performer appeared conscious after the fall and was then brought to the hospital for an MRI.
She shattered her wrist, and there were fears that she had also fractured her spine.
The injured performer is a member of the traveling Filatov circus, whose lineage dates back 180 years and is claimed to be Russia’s oldest.
Tatyana, a self-described “ballet artist,” and her husband were executing an act called “Flame” in the “Belts” style without a safety net.
Before eight weeks, she had tweeted about the new high-risk act, stating that it had been two years in the making and that she had endured “scars, bruises, fear, and much more” during its preparation.
She said, “I worked and I attempted. I was on my way to my destination, and am now flying. I made it.’
Tatyana, according to Edgard Zapashny, the general director of the Great Moscow State Circus, “fell from a height of five meters while doing a difficult and dangerous trick.”
He stated, “She has a wrist fracture and possibly a spinal compression fracture.”
The circus director is with her at the hospital.
“The artist is self-aware and independently mobile.”
The health of the performer is no longer in danger, and she will soon return to the arena, as reported by the Filatov circus.
Tatyana is a young son’s mother.