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Cirque du Soleil will be fined after acrobat Sarah Guyard-Guillot died during one of its live shows in Las Vegas in June, Nevada state officials say.

Sarah Guyard-Guillot, 31, was performing at the MGM Grand hotel.

Investigators said Sarah Guyard-Guillot, a mother of two, fell 94ft to the floor when a safety wire became detached due to her rapid ascent.

They said Sarah Guyard-Guillot’s death was partly caused by a failure to give her adequate training.

Cirque du Soleil said Sarah Guyard-Guillot’s death was the first fatality during a live performance in its 29-year history.

The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Cirque du Soleil Nevada on six counts.

These included inadequate equipment training for Sarah Guillot-Guyard, and a circus-fall protection programme that did not match state safety standards.

Cirque du Soleil will be fined after acrobat Sarah Guyard-Guillot died during one of its live shows in Las Vegas in June

Cirque du Soleil will be fined after acrobat Sarah Guyard-Guillot died during one of its live shows in Las Vegas in June

The Nevada OSHA proposed more than $25,000 in penalties for the company.

It also proposed a fine of $7,000 against the MGM Grand hotel for exposing its employees to workplace hazards, including onstage open-sided floors and pyrotechnic dust used for Cirque du Soleil performances.

The accident happened during the final scene of the Canadian company’s show, Ka, a mixture of acrobatics, martial arts and puppetry.

Teri Williams, a spokeswoman for the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, said the report found that Sarah Guyard-Guillot had ascended too quickly, which caused the rope to detach from the sheave/pulley.

“The rope was severed when it encountered a shear point,” she said.

“The investigation concluded that she ascended too quickly, in part, because she did not receive proper training.”

Both Cirque du Soleil and the MGM Grand say they will appeal against the OSHA ruling.

“Cirque du Soleil completed an exhaustive review of its safety policies and procedures in the wake of the tragic accident involving Sarah,” said Cirque du Soleil spokeswoman Renee-Claude Menard.

“We have redoubled our efforts to ensure the overall diligence and safety of our performers and crew.”

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Sarah Guyard-Guillot, a performer in the famous Cirque du Soleil, has died after falling off a stage during a show in Las Vegas.

Paris-born Sarah Guyard-Guillot was performing in the Ka show at the MGM Grand.

The 31-year-old acrobat and mother of two was pronounced dead late on Saturday night in hospital after falling 50ft (15m) from the stage.

Sarah Guyard-Guillot’s death is believed to be the first fatality during a live performance in the show’s 30-year history.

Witnesses Dan Mosqueda told the Las Vegas Sun that Sarah Guyard-Guillot was being hoisted up the side of the stage when it appeared that she slipped free of her safety wire and plummeted to an open pit below.

“Initially, a lot of people in the audience thought it was part of the [show],” he said.

Cirque du Soleil performer Sarah Guyard-Guillot has died after falling off a stage during Ka show in Las Vegas

Cirque du Soleil performer Sarah Guyard-Guillot has died after falling off a stage during Ka show in Las Vegas

“But you could hear screaming, then groaning, and we could hear a female artist crying from the stage.”

The show was stopped and audience members told that refunds or vouchers to future shows would be offered. All performances of Ka have been cancelled until further notice.

Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte issued a statement Sunday praising the performer, who has been with the original cast since 2006 and has worked as an acrobat for 20 years.

“I am heartbroken. I wish to extend my sincerest sympathies to the family. We are reminded with great humility and respect how extraordinary our artists are each and every night,” he said.

The Ka show combines dance, acrobatics and performance art with pyrotechnics and complex aerial displays and is a resident show in Las Vegas. Millions of people around the world go to see touring and resident Cirque du Soleil shows every year.

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