An acrobat team entertaining a charity dinner in Scottsdale, AZ, from forty feet above the crowd suffered a tragic loss Tuesday night when one of the acrobats fell to his death from the rafters of the Birds Nest, an entertainment venue near TPC Scottsdale.
(Image from 12 NEWS in Phoenix)
The event was meant to kick off the FBR Open, a week-long party atmosphere wrapped around a PGA tournament. However, the ARIZONA REPUBLIC and 12 NEWS in Phoenix report the dinner was quickly ended as roughly 700 patrons were hustled out of the tent and CPR was administered to the 30-year-old man. He was pronounced dead an hour later.
The acrobats worked without a safety net for the night’s performance. Police are interviewing witnesses and looking for possible equipment failure, though there is no suggestion of foul play to this point.
11:01 am on January 28th, 2009
And I thought only monster trucks shows were dangerous.
11:19 am on January 28th, 2009
you think this was dangerous, wait till you miss the green on #16.
12:05 pm on January 28th, 2009
Expect to see this scene in "Caddyshack III".