May 5, 2014
Two of the acrobats remained in critical condition Monday. Public safety officials had said several performers on the ground also were injured in the accident Sunday, although Stephen Payne, a spokesman for Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Bros., said Monday that only one person on the ground was injured. None of the injuries appear to be life-threatening, he said.
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