Daredevil Nik Wallenda walks tightrope across active volcano

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MANAGUA (AFP) - American daredevil Nik Wallenda walked a tightrope across the crater of an active volcano in Nicaragua, taking half an hour to traverse the boiling lake of lava spewing toxic gases.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MANAGUA - American daredevil Nik Wallenda walked a tightrope across the crater of an active volcano in Nicaragua, taking half an hour to traverse the boiling lake of lava spewing toxic gases.

Wallenda started his 550m walk across the crater known as"The Mouth of Hell" at 8.20pm on Wednesday and finished 31 minutes later, sweaty and cheerful.Wallenda, who is the seventh generation of the famed Great Wallendas family of stunt daredevils and circus performers, said gusts of winds caused him to lose his balance a little while the gases affected his eyes despite the goggles.

 

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