Two siblings from the famed Flying Wallendas safely crossed Times Square on a high wire strung between two skyscrapers 25 stories above the pavement.
Nik Wallenda is a seventh-generation acrobat, but this time, he was nervous. His sister, Lijana Wallenda, joined him Sunday night for the first time since her near-fatal accident in 2017, when she broke nearly every bone in her face.
The siblings walked from opposite ends of the 1,300-foot wire (396-meter) suspended between the towers, crossing each other in the middle, where Lijana Wallenda sat on the wire and let her brother step over her. Both then continued to the opposite side.
Never look down. #HighwireLIVE pic.twitter.com/S8Q4FhnI7L
— Nik Wallenda (@NikWallenda) June 22, 2019
Their latest daredevil stunt was streamed live Sunday on ABC. They were wearing tethered safety harnesses required by the city in case they fell.
(AP)
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You watch. I not watch.
BTW, True story, at least 15 years ago a relative of mine was a case worker in Govt benefits office in a Southwestern state. One day he gets a call from a woman who asks him to make a house visit to help her apply for Disability Workman’s Comp. Why can’t she come in to the office? She is still out of commission from the latest injury. In tbe last 3 months at work she has beoken almost every bone in her body.
OMG! He feels so bad for her he gets the case started. What is her profession? Circus tightrope walker.
If you see a Flying Wallenda, but can’t identify it, is it a UFO?
Why is this different than being a pilot or surgeon or soldier in the army. They train, gain skill and overcome their fears.