{"success":true,"data":{"id":"ab0fd823-f6c7-4feb-bdd6-0fe16d23aff1","title":"Circus performer accidentally shot in neck with arrow at New York county fair","summary":"Interest Successfully Added We'll notify you here with news about Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? - [x] Off On Circus performer accidentally shot in neck with arrow at New York county fair A circus performer was accidentally shot in the neck by an arrow during a pe...","content":"Interest Successfully Added\n\nWe'll notify you here with news about\n\nTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? \n\n- [x] Off On \n\n# Circus performer accidentally shot in neck with arrow at New York county fair\n\nA circus performer was accidentally shot in the neck by an arrow during a performance in upstate New York\n\nBy The Associated Press\n\nJuly 27, 2026, 4:24 PM\n\n1:15\n\nHeadlines from ABC News Live Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.\n\nMIDDLETOWN, N.Y. -- A circus performer was accidentally shot in the neck by an arrow during a performance at a county fair in upstate New York, police and organizers said.\n\nIt happened Friday night at the Orange County Fair in Middletown, northwest of New York City, according to state police.\n\nAna Daza Tavera, 42, and Edwin Cuervo Rangel, 38, both of Waukesha, Wisconsin, had been performing their crossbow sharpshooting act when she accidentally struck him in the neck with an arrow as he held up a foam target.\n\nCuervo Rangel was airlifted to a hospital in stable condition and the circus was canceled for the night.\n\nBenjamin Jackson, the ringmaster at Circus Murcia, said Monday that Cuervo Rangel was luckily struck on the side of his neck in a spot with mostly soft tissue and no major blood vessels.\n\n## Popular Reads\n\n“No blood leaking out. There was a little around the hole where the arrow went in, kind of like getting your ear pierced,” he said.\n\nCuervo Rangel was released from the hospital Saturday after the arrow was safely removed and he received stitches, Jackson said.\n\nHe'll need time to heal before he can resume performing but was “walking around, talking, eating, enjoying life,” Jackson said.\n\nThe circus returned to its regular schedule of three shows a day on Saturday, minus the crossbow act.\n\n## Related Topics\n\n## Sponsored Content by Taboola\n\n[](https://l.ottoinsurance.com/n)[The Worst Zip Codes for Car Insurance in South Carolina (Is Yours on the List?)OTTO Insurance / [Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=abcnews-abcnews&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbnails-a-01:Below%20Article%20Thumbnails%20|%20Card%201:)[Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=abcnews-abcnews&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbnails-a-01:Below%20Article%20Thumbnails%20|%20Card%201:) Click Here](https://l.ottoinsurance.com/n \"The Worst Zip Codes for Car Insurance in South Carolina (Is Yours on the List?)\")\n\nUndo\n\n[](https://insisdomwitered.com/12960ed2-2673-4a83-af3b-67c7537648fc)[Hearing Aids Are Being Replaced By This New Device Hearing Loss Information / [Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=abcnews-abcnews&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbnails-a-02:Below%20Article%20Thumbnails%20|%20Card%202:)[Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=abcnews-abcnews&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbnails-a-02:Below%20Article%20Thumbnails%20|%20Card%202:) Learn More](https://insisdomwitered.com/12960ed2-2673-4a83-af3b-67c7537648fc \"Hearing Aids Are Being Replaced By This New Device\")\n\nUndo\n\n[](https://www.smcsc.edu/academics/spartanburg-methodist-college-online-degree-programs)[I Finally Found A Degree That Fits Me [Join]Spartanburg Methodist College / [Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=abcnews-abcnews&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbnails-a-02:Below%20Article%20Thumbnails%20|%20Card%202:)[Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=abcnews-abcnews&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbnails-a-02:Below%20Article%20Thumbnails%20|%20Card%202:)](https://www.smcsc.edu/academics/spartanburg-methodist-college-online-degree-programs \"I Finally Found A Degree That Fits Me [Join]\")\n\nUndo\n\n[](https://www.searchresultoffers.com/)[New SUVs With Tiny Price Tags (Take A Look)SearchResultOffers | Search Ads / [Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=abcnews-abcnews&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbnails-a-01:Below%20Article%20Thumbnails%20|%20Card%203:)[Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=abcnews-abcnews&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbnails-a-01:Below%20Article%20Thumbnails%20|%20Card%203:) Learn More](https://www.searchresultoffers.com/ \"New SUVs With Tiny Price Tags (Take A Look)\")","source_name":"ABC News","source_url":"https://abcnews.com/Entertainment/wireStory/circus-performer-accidentally-shot-neck-arrow-new-york-135124301","url":"https://abcnews.com/Entertainment/wireStory/circus-performer-accidentally-shot-neck-arrow-new-york-135124301","author":"Unknown Author","author_name":"Unknown Author","published_at":"2026-07-27T17:06:10.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-27T17:06:10.000Z","image_url":"https://keyframe-cdn.abcnews.com/streamprovider11.jpg?d=1785172850368","category":"entertainment","topic":"entertainment","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":3,"word_count":422,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot","language":null}}