In spite of all our differences, the one thing that binds all living creatures is that we each have an expiration date. This finality to our existence is what makes life special, something to be cherished and protected. But occasionally things can go terribly wrong…
Dec
22nd
Author: Taz |
Files under Casualties: Low, Entertainment, Freak Accidents
One of the assistants to magician David Copperfield was severely injured when he walked into an industrial fan used in Copperfield’s Las Vegas stage show.
“During an illusion where David attempts to walk through the rotating blades of a 12-foot high industrial fan, the fan and its platform were being rotated by one of David’s illusion technicians,” said a Copperfield representative. “Just prior to David himself walking through the fan, [the assistant] was accidentally pulled into the vortex of the moving fan blades, causing injury to his arm and face.”
The assistant required extensive surgery to his arm and face. An audience member reported that “blood was everywhere, and the other assistants dragged the victim back.”
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