A news brief in today's paper says a trapeze artist with the Circus Vasquez from Mexico fell 40 feet to his death last night in Whittier Narrows. Sucks:
The victim struck his head after falling to the ground shortly after 6:30 p.m. Paramedics with the Los Angeles County Fire Department pronounced him dead at the scene.
It was not known how many spectators witnessed the fatal fall.
UPDATE from L.A. Times: The victim is identified as Roberto Valenzuela.