Chinese acrobat dies after being dropped by her husband during performance
A Chinese acrobat has fallen to her death after a mid-air error involving her performing partner and husband, who was meant to catch her.
Sun Moumou was performing a high-risk trapeze act with her husband Zhang on Saturday night.
Footage from the performance shows Moumou holding onto her husband as they were lifted off the ground by a crane.
Sun Moumou and her husband Zhang were a trapeze act. Weibo
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But when they were about 15m off the ground, she appeared to have slipped from his grasp.
There was no cushion or safety net.
The act was part of a travelling show which was visiting a village in Anhui Province.
Because of the poor condition of the roads leading to the village, it took an ambulance half an hour to arrive.
The couple had been married for ten years and had two children together.
The accident is now under investigation by Chinese authorities.
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