Big scare in Cirque du Soleil

- Big scare in the famous Cirque du Soleil in Brisbane, Australia. Ex-gymnast Lisa Skinner fell during an exercise ring five meters down and was taken to hospital with a broken vertebra and poor.

To keep her neck and head stable she was fitted with a cervical collar for a full house. According to her mother, she goes completely recover. 'She can move her arms and legs. That is the most important. Expected to come back all right. 'In a few days she can leave the hospital. The show was temporarily suspended. After an hour the show was resumed.

Skinner, who previously toured with Cirque du Soleil, won gold at the Commonwealth Games in 1998. She also participated in the Olympic Games of 1996, 2000 and 2004.

To keep her neck and head stable she was fitted with a cervical collar for a full house. According to her mother, she goes completely recover. 'She can move her arms and legs. That is the most important. Expected to come back all right. 'In a few days she can leave the hospital. The show was temporarily suspended. After an hour the show was resumed.

Skinner, who previously toured with Cirque du Soleil, won gold at the Commonwealth Games in 1998. She also participated in the Olympic Games of 1996, 2000 and 2004.

A trapeze artist has been treated by paramedics after falling during a @Cirque Du Soleil performance in Brisbane. #TenNews pic.twitter.com/JfDsaqz3Tq

— TEN Eyewitness News (@channeltennews) November 27, 2016