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Circus performer accidentally shot in neck with arrow at New York county fair

By Big New York · 07/27/2026 · Updated 07/27/2026

A circus performer was accidentally shot in the neck by an arrow during a performance in upstate New York. It happened Friday night at the Orange County Fair in Middletown. State police say Ana Daza Tavera and Edwin Cuervo Rangel had been performing their crossbow sharpshooting demonstration when she accidentally struck him in the neck.

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A circus performer was accidentally shot in the neck by an arrow during a performance in upstate New York. It happened Friday night at the Orange County Fair in Middletown. State police say Ana Daza Tavera and Edwin Cuervo Rangel had been performing their crossbow sharpshooting demonstration when she accidentally struck him in the neck.

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