Mario Wallenda (May 6, 1940 – April 12, 2015) was an American acrobat and highwire artiste, a member of ''

The Flying Wallendas The Flying Wallendas is a circus act and group of daredevil stunt performers who perform tightrope walking, highwire acts without a safety net. They were first known as ''The Great Wallendas'', but the current name was coined by the press in the ...

''. He was the adopted son of

Karl Wallenda Karl Wallenda (; January 21, 1905 – March 22, 1978) was a German-American tightrope walking, high wire artist. He was the founder of The Flying Wallendas, a stunt performer, daredevil circus troupe whose members performed dangerous stunts far ...

. He was paralyzed on January 30, 1962, when their trademark seven-person pyramid collapsed in the

Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum (also Hockeytown State Fair Coliseum) was a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Detroit, Michigan. The coliseum, built in 1922, was part of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds until its demolition in early 202 ...

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