Acrobat Maria Smetanova, 23, is in critical condition after plummeting 30 feet to the ground during a trapeze act gone horribly awry, as seen in a sickening video going viral online.

This is the shocking moment a circus acrobat plummeted to the ground when his safety cable snapped mid-act. Performer Eric Ronald was reportedly injured after falling 20 ft (6 m) during the nerve ...