Woman in Mexico dies in fall from 'Voladores' ritual pole

[Judi Lynn]

yesterday

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A woman performing in the picturesque “Voladores” ritual has died after falling from the 30-yard (meter) high pole, authorities in the central Mexico state of Puebla confirmed Sunday.

The municipal government in the city of Huauchinango said it was cancelling the remaining festivities in a sign of mourning.

The performers were apparently from a troupe of mainly female “voladores.” They had been performing at the city’s Festival of Flowers when the accident occurred Saturday night.

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The voladores, or flyers in English, are generally four performers who climb up the pole and tie themselves to ropes twisted around the pole; they then leap outwards and descend through the air, moving in circles as the rope unwinds.

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https://apnews.com/article/mexico-voladores-puebla-pole-ritual-74030b17414d10ab10aef8c2c243706c

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[brer cat]

1. It's terrible that a woman fell to her death.

I have never seen this before, and I found it fascinating.