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Hundreds of audience members watched on in shock horror as a circus performer plunged from the ‘Wheel of Death’ at Blackpool Tower.
The crowd was evacuated on Saturday as a ‘precautionary measure’ as emergency services rushed to the scene.
One of two performers fell from the apparatus while carrying out the dangerous stunt, involving a rotating beam.
The ‘Wheel of Death’ has become a staple of the circus world. Performers undertake balancing tricks on the apparatus and run around on either side to make it rotate.
An audience member at Blackpool Tower said the performer at the top of the Wheel of Death fell to the ground while performing yesterday
In 1994, circus performer Neville Campbell fatally slipped during a performance at Blackpool Tower in front of 400 audience members. The 20-year-old fell to the ground and landed on his head during the aerial act.
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