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ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) -- A circus performer who fell 30 feet onto a concrete floor during a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus show died from her injuries. Dessi Espana, 32, was twirling on long chiffon scarves when the silky cloth gave way during Saturday's performance, witnesses said. She died later that night. 'We are starting an investigation into the death,' police Sgt. Rick Klein said. 'We don't suspect foul play but we will be trying to collect the rope or (part) that broke.' Shaken witnesses, who included many children, described the scene: Espana was upside-down, hanging by her legs with no harness or net when a scarf loosened and she plunged to the arena floor.
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