Italian actor Raphael Schumacher has been declared
clinically dead after he was choked in a stage hanging
scene that went wrong.
The 27-year-old’s family authorised the donation of his
organs, and the doctors have started the procedure, a
spokesperson at Cisanello Hospital in Pisa told CNN on
Friday.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident and
say they are trying to establish whether proper safety
procedures were in place.
According to Italian news agency ANSA, four people are
under investigation for manslaughter in the actor's death.
Schumacher was performing in an experimental theater
production in the courtyard of Pisa’s Teatro Lux when a
member of the audience noticed that the rope around his
neck was too tight.
The actor’s head was covered at the time, but the spectator
– a female medical graduate – saw him trembling and
realised something was wrong. She ran to him, loosened the
noose, and with the help of another spectator, lowered him
to the ground. He was taken to hospital shortly after.
clinically dead after he was choked in a stage hanging
scene that went wrong.
The 27-year-old’s family authorised the donation of his
organs, and the doctors have started the procedure, a
spokesperson at Cisanello Hospital in Pisa told CNN on
Friday.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident and
say they are trying to establish whether proper safety
procedures were in place.
According to Italian news agency ANSA, four people are
under investigation for manslaughter in the actor's death.
Schumacher was performing in an experimental theater
production in the courtyard of Pisa’s Teatro Lux when a
member of the audience noticed that the rope around his
neck was too tight.
The actor’s head was covered at the time, but the spectator
– a female medical graduate – saw him trembling and
realised something was wrong. She ran to him, loosened the
noose, and with the help of another spectator, lowered him
to the ground. He was taken to hospital shortly after.
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