Crowds screamed as a trapeze artist plunged 30 feet as she attempted the splits on a single piece of rope. The incident in southern Colombia saw Dayana Rodríguez smash into the ground when the death-defying stunt went badly wrong—but death-defying it was, as the performer later said she suffered only some regulation bruising and was not in serious pain, according to Colombia’s Blu Radio. The station posted on X that the incident occurred at the Circo de los Hermanos Gasca, writing: “According to the circus director, Raúl Gasca, the artist emerged unscathed.” The Daily Beast has made efforts to contact the circus, which has amassed a massive online following of more than 350,000 people on Instagram. In a translated statement, the circus said: “Dayana Rodríguez suffered a spectacular fall in front of the audience. We want to calmly report that, thanks to the implemented safety measures, the artist did not suffer any injuries. The fall was contained by the protective mattress strategically located below the act… Our artist is in perfect condition and will continue her activities normally,” before adding, “without risk, there is no circus.”
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