In 1978, Karl Wallenda, the 73-year-old patriarch of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act, fell to his death while attempting to walk a cable strung between two hotel towers in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
On March 22, 1978, the world of circus entertainment was shaken by tragedy when Karl Wallenda, the venerable patriarch of the renowned high-wire act “The Flying Wallendas," succumbed to a fatal fall during a daring performance in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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