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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

La tragedia de Karl Wallenda


Karl Wallenda cae al vacío al tratar de caminar por un cable entre dos hoteles, a 36 metros del piso. Wallenda trata de mantener el balance pero los vientos del océano lo empujan al abismo. Esto pasaba en Puerto Rico en 1978.
Para saber: John Ringling y en vocabulario: tightrope, y highwire

Karl Wallenda, posiblemente el más famoso artista de circo, encontró la muerte en una actuación al aire libre en San Juán de Puerto Rico…

ABC News - "Karl Wallenda" (1978)             
Here is an ABC News report on the death of circus performer and tightrope walker Karl Wallenda, (of The Flying Wallendas) who fell to his death while performing at the age of 73.
Harry Reasoner introduces the story and James Walker reports.
Also includes at the end after a channel change a short report from another station, which looks like the local Rockford NBC affillate WTVO Channel 17.
This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Wednesday, March 22nd 1978.