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Tightrope Walker Falls to Her Death in Spain

May 07, 1989|From Reuters

BENIFAYO, Spain — A Spanish tightrope walker fell 85 feet to her death from a wire in the main square of this southeastern Spanish town, police said Friday.

They said Francisca Aragueto Sanchez, 25, who was performing with the West German group Los Bordinis, fell as she was sliding down a cable from a church tower Thursday night.

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