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An acrobat fell 100 feet to his death in front of thousands of people during a music festival in Spain.
Pedro Aunion Monroy was performing at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid last night when the tragedy occurred.
The 42-year-old, who is said to have lived in Brighton, was a respected artist and was the director of an aerial dance company, called In Fact.
After the fall, the paramedics rushed to the scene, however, it was announced later Peter had died from his wounds.
Some people have criticized the festival organizer for not canceling the event after the incident, while others walked in disgust "as Green Day took the stage, the Mirror reports