Acrobat dies after falling 30 metres in front of horrified spectators at Madrid Mad Cool festival
The organisers said they decided not to cancel the performance by American rock group Green Day following the accident ‘for security reasons’
An acrobat has fallen to his death in front of horrified onlookers at a festival in Madrid, sparking anger at organisers who refused to halt performances following the accident.
Pedro Aunion Monroy, a Spanish performance artist living in Britain, tumbled around 30 metres during a dance routine at the Mad Cool event in the Spanish capital late Friday.
“I regret to tell you he died today,” his sister Estefi Chaje posted on Facebook.
“He was doing what he loved the most... We are devastated.”
Impactante video muestra cómo acróbata cae de jaula en pleno show y pierde la vida. #PedroAunionMonroy #MadCool https://t.co/cs7Gp0WLGh pic.twitter.com/tcR2dtyLRy— XEVA TABASCO (@XEVATabasco) July 8, 2017
Organisers of the three-day music festival, which featured acts including US rock bands Foo Fighters and Green Day, issued a statement saying the event would continue despite the “terrible accident”.