| HeraldNet - Snohomish County's online news source |
 FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010 6:39 am |
ADVERTISEMENT |
|||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
Local News 
|
|||||||||
Acrobat injured during circus' opening night in Everett While kids and parents watched the grand finale of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus Thursday night, a Chinese acrobat was injured after taking a dramatic fall inside the Comcast Arena in Everett.He fell up to 20 feet while flipping through the air from one swaying pole to another, said circus spokesman Andy Perez. He was supposed to latch onto a pole suspended from above with his feet. He escaped with just a broken wrist, Perez said. He was carried away from the performance on a stretcher and was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. The performance continued after the incident. He is expected to be released today, Perez said. “These guys train for months and months and years and years to make sure they can make it every time and lessen the odds of actually getting hurt,” he said. “Once in a while the odds are against them, but that’s the risk that daredevils and acrobats take and kind of some of the wonder of the circus.” The man was a member of the 22-member Henan Troupe from the Henan Providence in China. The performers are between 16 and 23 years old. The circus is not releasing the man’s name or age. The fall happened around 9:40 p.m. Thursday was the opening night of the show. It is scheduled to continue through Sunday. “The show goes on,” Perez said. |
- Woman still in critical condition after Monday crash on Highway 9
- Cut through solid-white lines and it could cost you $411
- Study: Boeing tanker seen as big job producer
- County to pay builders $1.7 million to settle suits
- Marysville girl on bike in critical condition after struck by car
- Lawmakers act to roll back state ferry workers' travel perk
- Fugitive charged in toddler's slaying accused of robbery
- Mariner notes
- Special session likely to finish budget, tax increase
- Everett man pleads guilty to murder on Tulalip reservation
- Cut through solid-white lines and it could cost you $411
(22) - Tulalip man accused in a toddler's death is a no-show (19)
- Special session likely to finish budget, tax increase (12)
- Woman still in critical condition after Monday crash on Highway 9 (11)
- Fugitive charged in toddler's slaying accused of robbery (11)
- County to pay builders $1.7 million to settle suits (10)
- Marysville girl on bike in critical condition after struck by car (8)
- Bill passes making cell phones, texting while driving primary offense (6)
- Wanted: Downtown Everett renters (5)
- Community Transit cuts will hurt; just ask a rider like Crystal (5)
- Meadowdale boys refuse to fold, but rally falls short in 3A state opener
- Prairie’s zone defense stymies Lynnwood at Class 3A state girls basketball tournament
- Ellensburg takes it to Archbishop Murphy girls at 2A tourney
- Beyond the ‘Woodstock Generation'
- Magical run for Jackson
- Schools, public debate budget cutting ideas
- Farrand watercolors on exhibit at MLT library
- FD1, FD7 could merge
- Boeing to Offer NewGen Tanker to US Air Force
- New CEO at Valley General Hospital
- Dan Koffman's ‘TopSpin' marketing astounds, inspires, motivates, produces — just for starters
- Economic forecasts for Snohomish County, Everett, Marysville offer some bright moments
- Government officials influencing home prices
- Massive EPA energy regulations meet challenge
- Washington state healthcare reforms also needed
|
|
 
|
|
|
|
| TODAY'S TOP JOBS |
| View All Top Jobs |
| Top Cars |
|
| Top Homes |
|
|
ADVERTISEMENT |
|
|
|Contact Us
|Advertiser Services
|Home Delivery
|Newsstand Locations
|Classifieds
|Feedback
|About the Company
|Work@the Herald
|Site Map |
|
COMMENTS | Be the first to comment
Log in or register to post a new comment.
To read other terms and conditions, click here