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To: Jonathan Lebed who wrote (42)	5/26/1999 6:58:00 AM
From: Jonathan Lebed	of 48

Wrestler's Costume Blamed for Fall By CHERYL WITTENAUER .c The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Professional wrestler Owen Hart's fatal fall while being lowered into the ring may have been caused by his elaborate, feathered costume catching on his release cord, authorities said Tuesday. ''It is believed at this point in time that the quick release was activated. Either it was snagged on his clothes or he pulled it too soon,'' police spokesman Floyd Mitchell said. The 34-year-old wrestling bad boy known as the Blue Blazer fell 70 feet to his death Sunday night while making his entrance for a match at Kemper Arena. Hart planned to descend 90 feet into the ring from the rafters in a stunt he had done before and had practiced at the arena hours earlier. Strapped into a harness, Hart was suspended from a rope as three rigging handlers above him waited for the cue to begin lowering him. His harness was attached to the rope with a metal ring. He had a release mechanism similar to a parachute release. Hart was supposed to pull on it when he was just above the mat and drop into the ring. Authorities said the feathers of his costume may have become caught in the pull-string, or he may have yanked the string accidentally. Somehow, that quick-release was activated early, and Hart fell, hitting his head on the turnbuckle, the padded metal coupling that holds the ring's ropes together. Hart had done the stunt before, and his widow, Martha Hart, told NBC's ''Today'' show on Tuesday that she was never comfortable with it. ''This particular one we did discuss,'' Mrs. Hart said. ''I had told him that I didn't think he should do it.'' AP-NY-05-25-99 1748EDT

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