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A San Diego sword swallower has vowed never to perform with swords again after sustaining life-threatening injuries following a performance atSix Flags Americain the Washington, D.C., area on Oct. 31.
The injuries occurred as he performed a five-sword swallowing stunt with swords between 24 and 28 inches long and approximately a half-inch wide, according to the news outlet. Although he is a 25-year veteran performer, he recalled feeling ill nearly 15 minutes after starting the stunt, a third of the way into his act.
After being rushed to the hospital, doctors found that the swords sliced his abdominal cavity and pierced the lobe on his liver.
“Good news is, I’ve quit smoking and lost over 50 lbs.,” he said in a GoFundMe campaign set up on his behalf.
Although this is the second incident in his career, herefers to himselfon Instagram as “the most dangerous man in show business” and an “ace of swords.”
On Facebook, he posted images of his wounds taken from a hospital bed and wrote that he had “no idea just how bad this was.”
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Demetrius Antuña, the GoFundMe campaign organizer, added that Nelson will remain in the hospital for at least another week and has been unable to eat for a month.
As of Thursday evening,the campaignhas reached close to $6,000 of its $20,000 goal.
source: people.com
