A line artist who plunged from the high wire during a circus performance “goes well,” according to Gravity Circus.
A female tightrope performer with the High Wire Troupe fell during an act with two other male performers on the high wire. The distance she fell is unknown.
The moment she fell was caught on camera by an anonymous member of the audience who was present at the Gravity Circus performance in Hastings, East SussexEngland.
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Audience member Hayley Welsh shared with BBC Radio Sussex that “it looked like her legs gave way. She lost her balance and flew down wrapped around the wire.”
“She hit the metal floor,” Welsh added.
An audience member at a Gravity Circus performance caught a terrifying fall from a female walker. According to the circus, she is now “fine”. (Anonymous via Storyful)
In a Facebook comment, Gravity Circus said, “She is doing well and in safe hands.”
As reported by the BBC, a more detailed statement from the circus said the performer “had suffered facial and other injuries resulting from a fall.”
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“She was treated at the scene and taken by ambulance to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton with serious injuries, although her condition was not thought to be life-threatening,” the statement said.
Injuries sustained by the tape player appear to be non-life threatening, according to Gravity Circus. (Anonymous via Storyful)
While her name remains unreported, Gravity Circus confirmed that she is a member of an act called the High Wire Troupe from Colombia.
A spokesperson for Gravity Circus told the BBC that the show will go on: subsequent performances will continue as scheduled.
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Gravity Circus UK did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.