Mario Wallenda

Mario Wallenda (May 6, 1940 – April 12, 2015) was an American acrobat and highwire artiste, a member of The Flying Wallendas.[1][2] He was the adopted son of Karl Wallenda.[3] He was paralyzed on January 30, 1962, when their trademark seven-person pyramid collapsed in the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum.[4]

References
  1. "Mario Wallenda, highwire artiste - obituary". Telegraph.co.uk. April 17, 2015.
  2. "Mario Wallenda died hoping to perform yet again". HeraldTribune.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  3. "Karl Wallenda Is Killed in Fall from Wire". New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  4. "The Wallendas' Tragedy in Detroit". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
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