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Terrieving moment the Human Canyon Ball of California Daredevil goes wrong in front of the stunned crowd

Terrieving moment the Human Canyon Ball of California Daredevil goes wrong in front of the stunned crowd

An experienced specialist is on the path of recovery after it was seriously injured when a burst of wind caused his act of world -renowned human ball to rush in front of a stunned crowd.

Chachi Valencia, known as the Rocketman Valencia, was holding the trick at the Riverside County Fair Festival and the National Festival of Dates in Indian, California, when it was innovated on March 2.

Valencia lost the precise landing place in its security network, recovered again in the air and crashed into the concrete under it.

Chachi Valencia, known as Rocketman Valencia, was injured while performing his famous cannon ball trick at the Riverside County Fair Festival and the National Festival of Dates in Indian, California, when he was expelled from the course on March 2. GOFUNDME

“Take it day by day with my faithful puppy by his side,” Valencia wrote in an update published in his Gofundme on Monday, along with a photo of his arm in a cast, relaxing with his dog.

“Grateful for the time to heal and absorb all love and curled up. Here are brighter days ahead.”

A video of the terrifying trick taken by a festival student shows Valencia dressed in a yellow monkey who shoots from a massive cannon.

However, while flying through the air, a burst of wind pushed him on the course and propelled him towards a narrow safety safety network suspended in the air in posts.

The specialist’s body landed on the side of the network, which returned it to the air.

A video of the terrifying trick taken by a festival student shows Valencia dressed in a yellow monkey who shoots from a massive cannon. Michael Betzler through Storyful

The horrified festival attending the festival saw how the body of the reckless turned in the air at times before the violent collision.

The festival workers quickly rushed to Valencia while lying motionless on the ground.

The sixth generation circus artist was taken to the hospital and was diagnosed with broken ribs, a doll and a lacerated liver, according to his gofundme.

“Beyond physical pain, medical invoices are already increasing, and the way to recovery will be long,” said his son, David Valencia.

“It faces a significant time outside work and its passion, and financial tension adds to stress in your health and well -being.”

The free flight interpreter recalled having been pushed “all the way to the edge of the network” before it was passed out.

While flying through the air, a wind burst pushed him from the course and promoted him towards a narrow safety safety network suspended in the air in the posts. Michael Betzler through Storyful

“From then on, I don’t remember anything until I was in the ambulance and on the way to the hospital,” Valencia told NBC 5 On March 7.

The trick that challenges death, which requires a precise calculation for him to achieve 300 to 500 times a year, performs the act of crowds worldwide, by carrying all the elements in force when mapping his careerHe said USA today.

The specialist said he had practiced the trick with the wind in consideration the day before, but when he was doing the act during the show time, the burst that hit him was more powerful than he had prepared and pushed him directly back.

He had only 15 minutes of his performance when the terrifying incident occurred.

The horrified festival attending the festival saw how the body of the reckless turned in the air at times before the violent collision. Michael Betzler through Storyful

Valencia stayed at a relative’s house in California after the accident, but since then he returned home in northern Texas.

He said he hopes to make his beloved trick again for fans as soon as possible.

Valencia, who has been involved in the Human Canyon’s Ball Law for three decades, is shot from a cannon and reaches 55 mph in speed, since it launched 65 feet in the air to land on the network perched 20 feet from the ground, according to its website.

Valencia told USA Today that during the first 15 years of participating in the trick, he shot his now ex -wife out of the cannon before taking care.

He has performed his act of human cannon ball in some of the greatest imaginable stages.

The free flight specialist was televised outside the Canon during the closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympic Games, in the Carnival competition of Rio de Janeiro in 2014, and in front of Nascar fans at the Texas Motor Speedway in 2022, according to their website.

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