Circus Performers Injured After ‘Hair Hang’ Clamp Fails During Show (video)

A recent Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performance took an unexpected and terrifying twist, leaving spectators in the audience shocked and concerned. Numerous acrobats were taking part in a ‘human chandelier’ stunt when the ‘hair hang’ device that holds them in place somehow failed causing them all to quickly drop roughly 25 to 35 feet to the ground.