The moment is heart stopping. A tightrope walker of 33 years loses his footing, falling 24ft in circus rings, his mother (56) balances one-foot on her head.

  • Acrobat Makhmud Suanbekov, 33 years old, had his mother balance his head on the table in an act 
  • He lost his feet and fell to the ground. Amazingly, he didn’t fracture any bones.
  • Video footage from Siberian town Tyumen shows how other performers rush to help him 










The heartbreaking moment that a Russian tightrope walker loses his balance, and falls 24 feet into a circus ring is captured in this video.

Acrobat Makhmud Subanbekov (33), had another performer, his mother, standing on the head of his head while he performed his daredevil act.

He managed to slip in front of the throng of Christmas children in Siberian town Tyumen.

Makhmud Suanbekov, 33, had another performer - his mother - standing one-footed on his head as he did his daredevil act

The other performer was his mother Sairakan Suanbekova, 56, according to the city circus in Tyumen

Acrobat Makhmud Sanbekov (33) slid in front of an affluent Christmas crowd of children and parents in Siberian town Tyumen

Suanbekov fell to the ground, but miraculously he was just about to get up when other artists came to his rescue.

According to Tyumen’s city circus, the other performer of his act was his mother, Sairakan Suanbekova (56).

She was an experienced trapeze artist and was saved by the safety rope that supported her weight when her son fell to the ground during the “Star Cruise” act.

Suanbekov crashed to the floor but amazingly was about to pull himself up as other artists rushed to his aid

Suanbekov was thrown to the ground but miraculously managed to stand up, as others helped him.

Suanbekov (pictured) was given first aid and rushed to hospital. The circus said that miraculously no bones were broken in his fall

Suanbekov was treated first and taken to the hospital. He fell miraculously without breaking any bones, according to circus officials.

Pictured left to right: Nursultan Suanbekov, Sairakan Suanbekova, Princess Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth of Monaco, Makhmud Suanbekov

Pictured left to right: Nursultan Suanbekov, Sairakan Suanbekova, Princess Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth of Monaco, Makhmud Suanbekov

Suanbekov, who is against wearing a safety helmet, managed to grasp the wire and he was slightly raped as he fell.

First aid was administered and the patient was rushed to the hospital.

He fell miraculously without breaking any bones, according to circus reports.

Pictured: Makhmud Suanbekov (right) with his brother Nursultan Suanbekov, 31,

Pictured: Makhmud Suanbekov (right) with his brother Nursultan Suanbekov, 31,

According to reports, he was “walking with a limp”.

According to a statement, Makhmud Suanbekov, a tightrope performer, was able walk after the fall even though he was still limping.

“After first aid was given, the patient was taken to hospital. It turned out there were no fractures.”

He has promised to come back for New Year’s Eve performances.

He was also a trapeze performer and had suffered serious injuries from falling.

It took him almost one year to recover.

Pictured: Makhmud and Nursultan Suanbekov perform with their mother Sairakan Suanbekova, 56 (top)

Pictured are Makhmud Suanbekov and Nursultan Suanbekov performing with Sairakan Suanbekova (top), 56

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