Heart-stopping moment tightrope walker, 33,loses his footing and falls 24ft into circus ring while his mother, 56, balances one-footed on his head
- Acrobat Makhmud Suanbekov, 33, had his mother balanced on his head in act
- He lost his footing and crashed to floor and amazingly broke no bones in fall
- Footage from Siberian city Tyumen shows other performers rushing to his aid
A video shows the heart-stopping moment a tightrope walker lost his balance and fell 24ft into a circus ring in Russia.
Acrobat Makhmud Suanbekov, 33, had another performer – his mother – standing one-footed on his head as he did his daredevil act.
But he slipped in front of a crowded Christmas audience of children and their parents in Siberian city Tyumen.
Acrobat Makhmud Suanbekov, 33, slipped in front of a crowded Christmas audience of children and their parents in Siberian city Tyumen
Suanbekov crashed to the floor but amazingly was about to pull himself up as other artists rushed to his aid.
The other performer was his mother Sairakan Suanbekova, 56, according to the city circus in Tyumen.
An experienced trapeze performer, she was saved by a safety rope which took her weight as her son plunged to the floor during the ‘Star Cruise’ act.
Suanbekov crashed to the floor but amazingly was about to pull himself up as other artists rushed to his aid
Suanbekov (pictured) was given first aid and rushed to hospital. The circus said that miraculously no bones were broken in his fall
Suanbekov – who refuses to work with a safety harness – was able to grab the high wire as he plunged, slightly breaking his fall.
He was given first aid and rushed to hospital.
The circus said that miraculously no bones were broken in his fall.
Pictured: Makhmud Suanbekov (right) with his brother Nursultan Suanbekov, 31,
He was ‘walking with a limp’, said reports.
A statement said: ‘After the fall, tightrope performer Makhmud Suanbekov was able to walk, although he was limping.
‘After providing first aid, he was taken to hospital, where it turned out that there were no fractures.’
He has vowed to be back in time for a New Year’s Eve performance.
His brother Nursultan, also a trapeze artist, earlier suffered a serious injury from a fall.
His recovery took almost a year.
Pictured: Makhmud and Nursultan Suanbekov perform with their mother Sairakan Suanbekova, 56 (top)
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