Circus performer shoots husband through the neck with arrow in front of live audience

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The act's death-defying stunts involve arrows fired backward or in pitch darkness at tiny targets near assistants' heads.

A circus performer was injured when an arrow struck him during a performance on Friday evening in Wallkill, New York.

A circus performance at an upstate New York county fair took a terrifying turn Friday night when a performer was accidentally shot in the neck with an arrow during a crossbow act, authorities confirmed.

A circus performer was accidentally shot in the neck by an arrow during a performance in upstate New York

Circus Performer Accidentally Shot In Neck With Arrow At County Fair  HuffPost

A circus performer was accidentally shot in the neck by an arrow during a performance at a county fair in upstate New York, police and organizers said.

A circus performer was accidentally shot in the neck by an arrow during a performance in upstate New York

Circus performer accidentally shot in neck with arrow at New York county fair  AP News

halbergman / Getty Images A circus performer was airlifted to the hospital after a terrifying mishap sent an arrow into his neck during a live performance. The freak accident occurred around 9:30 p.m. Friday during a crossbow sharp-shooting act performed by Ana Daza Tavera, 42, and Edwin Cuervo Rangel, 38, at the Orang

A circus performer was airlifted to a hospital after his colleague's arrow struck his neck during a stunt at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill, police said.

A TERRIFIED audience saw the moment a circus performer was struck in the neck with an arrow when a daring county fair performance went horribly wrong. The incident happened at approximately 9:30 p.m. on July 24 at the Orange County Fair in the Town of Wallkill. Ana B. Daza Tavera, 42, and Edwin A. Cuervo...