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human canonball

2013 Reader Submission
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Google translate of the news article: The bullet from a circus man died Wednesday night when he was transferred to the General Hospital after suffering an accident while performing his act in a village near the city of Ensenada in Baja California.

According to the report of C4, at 22 30 hours was reported from the town of Ojos Negros, 40 minutes east of Ensenada, was transferred circus worker who was injured.

When you get a young man of just 22 years of age who was the human cannonball act, had died after a rod pierced the groin to the head when performing his act.

The deceased was identified by the name of Luis Abel Tapia who worked for a circus called Hermanos Vazquez.

According to the report to perform the act in the circus came projected a rod passing through it caused internal injuries that caused her death.

Submitted on 04/18/2013

Submitted by: peter e
Reference: ensenada.net april 18, 2013

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Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: No Self-Selection
Thanks, but as a stunt man this person would have known the dangers involved in his profession. And if he was pierced by a metal rod then it sound like there was a mechanical malfunction of some sort, which likely isn't the result of any blatant stupidity on his part.


James said:
Definitely Toss: No Self-Selection
As Bruce said...!


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