A member of the 'Flying Wallendas', is lucky to be alive after several members of a group he was practicing with crashed to the ground from a high wire in Florida.
Five of the circus performers were seriously injured while practicing their high-wire act.
The accident involved famed high-wire walker Nik Wallenda and several members of his family. Authorities say Wallenda was not injured.
Sarasota Fire-Rescue Spokesman Drew Winchester said the group fell 30 or more feet, and four of the injured suffered trauma.
The group was practicing a high-wire pyramid act Wednesday in a tent for Circus Sarasota, which was set to open on Friday.
Local media reports said Nik Wallenda was the anchor for the pyramid when the accident happened.
Officials said he managed to catch himself and was not among the injured.