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A Cirque Du Soleil performer died during a performance on Satuday night, People reports.

Sarah (Sassoon) Guyard fell 50 feet after her wire appeared to snap while performing in the show Ka in Las Vegas.

"The entire Cirque du Soleil family is deeply saddened by the accidental death," a rep for the company said in a statement. "The artist's immediate family has been informed of the accident. Our thoughts are with her family and the entire Cirque du Soleil family."

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