The fire chief said the performer sustained injuries that were potentially serious but non-life-threatening.
An acrobat suffered multiple injuries and was hospitalized after falling nearly 20 feet off the Wheel of Death during a performance at a county fair in Massachusetts on Wednesday, officials said.
Falmouth Fire Rescue were on standby at the Barnstable County Fair when the incident took place at 5:44 p.m. On-site personnel tended to the injured performer and transported him to Falmouth Hospital, according to a statement by the Falmouth Fire Rescue.
The performer, who was not identified, had fallen from near the top of the Wheel of Death, also known as the Space Wheel,” the Cape Cod Times reported.
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