at a circus in michigan, a freestyle motorcycle rider gets in a devastating midair accident, and it's all caught on camera by stunned spectators. february 5, 2012. the ninth and final show of the shrine circus in saginaw, michigan. what should be a routine ride for 20-year-old josh headford is anything but. a professional motocross rider, josh has plenty of experience with massive jumps and even greater risk. but the final act will end before it has a chance to even take off. >> we were the last act, and that's because it's the most dangerous. we're jumping metal to metal to tigers and horses on the landing side. and it was one of the sketchier jumps i've ever jumped here, you know? and that was like -- i was ready to do it. >> although he's done the show eight times before, this time josh doesn't have the chance to do a final check of the setup. >> i didn't no problems with it