Seven people were injured in an accident on Monday at Germany’s biggest theme park, police said.
The accident unfolded at the Europa-Park in the town of Rust, near the French and Swiss borders, when a mobile pool cracked and wrenched apart the diving platforms attached to it.
The force sent several acrobats, who were performing a pirate show, tumbling through the air before they smashed into the water some 25 feet below.
Moments later the stage collapsed, with various parts of the platform and scaffolding crumbling into the water, narrowly missing the helpless and bewildered performers.
Police said that five performers and two visitors were injured in the accident, adding that three of the performers were taken to a hospital for additional treatment.
The cause of the accident wasn’t immediately clear.