December 31st 2023.
A brave circus spectator was hospitalized after suffering a suspected heart attack during the knife throwing act of El Circo De Los Horrores in Zaragoza, Spain.
The volunteer, a man in his 30s, had agreed to take part in the stunt on Friday evening. He was asked to take off his shirt and was blindfolded before being strapped to a moving board.
The first knife throw was successful, but the man suddenly collapsed before the second throw. The circus show was immediately called off and the audience were asked to leave before the volunteer was rushed to the hospital. He was reportedly admitted to an intensive care unit, but his current condition is still unknown.
El Circo De Los Horrores (Spanish for Circus of Horrors) had been performing in Zaragoza since December 19 and was due to stay for another week. Some spectators initially thought the incident was part of the act, but the situation was soon clarified when organisers began using microphones to call for medical assistance.
Police, firefighters and paramedics were all mobilised just before midnight on Friday. Sources have confirmed that the volunteer was never put in any danger, as the knives were embedded in a board by performers stood by it, rather than being hurled by the supposed knife-thrower from distance.
There has not yet been any official comment from the circus.
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