A teenage gymnast has been left in a coma and fighting for their life after suffering serious head injuries while performing at a circus in Russia.
Alexey Sh, 14, was performing spins and swinging from high wires when a snapped cable caused his belt to come loose and he plunged to the ground in front of horrified onlookers in Zarechny, which is in the Sverdlovsk region.
The top gymnast's young partner was watching along while in the circus ring as part of the show but can be seen fleeing backstage, clearly shocked and distraught by the events, after his horror fall.
