Overview

• Spanish performer Marina B. died after falling headfirst during a solo trapeze act in Bautzen, according to investigators cited in local reports.
• Police say they have ruled out third‑party involvement and found no obstacles or other persons in the ring during the performance.
• Witnesses who recorded the incident are asked to contact Polizeidirektion Görlitz at 03581/468100.
• The victim’s mother told Spain’s Antena 3 that Circus Paul Busch bears partial responsibility, alleging exhaustion from long hours and saying she warned management; the circus gave no comment to TAG24.
• A crisis intervention team supported staff and spectators after the incident, and a Dresden circus chief characterized the fall as an artist’s error and noted the unforgiving hard ground at the site.