Oleksandr Zhurov, also known as Sacha Zhurov, was a Cirque du Soleil performer who died after falling from a trampoline during a training session in Montreal, Canada. According to reports, the 24-year-old Zhurov suffered a massive head injury during the fall on Friday, October 16, 2009. Zhurov was rushed to the hospital where he died the following day.http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/10/17/cirque-soleil-performer-dies.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-cn-canada-cirque-accident,0,1941266.story
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"Today, it is all of Cirque that is in mourning. I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of Sacha. My thoughts are with his parents and his family, to whom I offer my deepest sympathy."—Guy Laliberte, Cirque du Soleil founderhttp://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/10/17/cirque-soleil-performer-dies.html
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Zhurov was an acrobat with Cirque du Soleil
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Originally from Ukraine; had only been with Cirque du Soleil for a few months
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Fell from a trampoline during training on October 16, 2009
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Accident happened at Cirque du Soleil's training facility in Montreal
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Suffered major head injury; died on October 17, 2009
