Overview

• The fall occurred Saturday afternoon during a Circus Paul Busch performance in Bautzen, Saxony.
• The performer fell about five metres from a trapeze and died at the scene, according to local police.
• Roughly 100 spectators, including many families, received immediate crisis support and were urged to use counseling hotlines.
• Authorities are investigating as a workplace accident with no sign of third-party fault, and further performances are expected to be canceled as the tent is dismantled.
• Local media identified the victim as Marina Barceló, a 27-year-old Mallorcan active in circus work since 2018, and the German circus association described the event as a tragic but rare occupational risk.