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Daza Tavera, 42, and Edwin Cuervo Rangel, 38, a married couple
from Waukesha, Wisconsin, had been performing their crossbow
sharpshooting act when she accidentally struck him in the neck
with an arrow as he held up a foam target, police said.
Cuervo Rangel was airlifted to a hospital in stable condition
and the circus was canceled for the night.
Benjamin Jackson, the ringmaster at Circus Murcia, said Monday
that Cuervo Rangel was luckily struck on the side of his neck in
a spot with mostly soft tissue and no major blood vessels.
“No blood leaking out. There was a little around the hole where
the arrow went in, kind of like getting your ear pierced,” he
said.
Cuervo Rangel was released from the hospital Saturday after the
arrow was safely removed and he received stitches, Jackson said.
He'll need time to heal before he can resume performing but was
“walking around, talking, eating, enjoying life,” Jackson said.
Circus Murcia said Cuervo Rangel is expected to make a full
recovery as it requested privacy for him and his family.
“Safety has always been our top priority and we would like to
emphasize that while this was a tragic accident, it is an
isolated incident and there was and is no danger to the general
public and audiences,” the company said in a statement.
The circus returned to its regular schedule of three shows a day
on Saturday, minus the crossbow act.
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