This is the heart-stopping moment when a Chinese acrobat fell from heights as his climbing stunt went horribly wrong.
This is the heart-stopping moment when a Chinese acrobat fell from heights as his climbing stunt went horribly wrong.
The cane snapped and broke when he was trying to get himself back in an upright position Photo:Dailymail
The man plunged to the ground from about four storeys high after a bamboo cane he was climbing on suddenly broke.
He survived and sustained injuries on the head, reported the media.
According to Sina News, the stunt took place at the historical Nanxun Old Town of Huzhou city on April 22.
The man, who has not been identified, was performing on a bamboo cane.
A group of around 20 onlookers were filming the dangerous act.
It is suggested that he was not wearing any safety belt.
The man suffered head injuries from falling from the cane and is in a non-critical condition Photo:Dailymail
The video shows the acrobat hanging himself upside down and stretching his arms in the air.
Soon afterward, he got himself back upright, but all of sudden the cane snapped and he fell to the ground.
Onlookers screamed as the accident happened.
The man is reported to have suffered head injuries. His condition is said to be not critical.
Source:Dailymail
