Las Vegas Sun

March 19, 2024

First responders work at the center ring after a platform collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging stunt at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, Sunday, May 4, 2014, in Providence, R.I. At least nine performers were seriously injured in the fall, including a dancer below, while an unknown number of others suffered minor injuries. (AP Photo/Providence Journal, Bob Breidenbach) MANDATORY CREDIT; ONLINE OUT; RHODE ISLAND MEDIA OUT; NO SALES

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First responders work at the center ring after a platform collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging stunt at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, Sunday, May 4, 2014, in Providence, R.I. At least nine performers were seriously injured in the fall, including a dancer below, while an unknown number of others suffered minor injuries. (AP Photo/Providence Journal, Bob Breidenbach) MANDATORY CREDIT; ONLINE OUT; RHODE ISLAND MEDIA OUT; NO SALES