84-year-old man critically injured after falling from cross during crucifixion reenactment

An 84-year-old antheral was critically injured aft falling from a transverse during a reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus that took spot Friday successful West Virginia.

The antheral fell astir 10 feet from a replica transverse during an lawsuit from Vandalia Community Christian Church astatine the Masonic Cemetery successful Weston to people Easter.

The antheral was flown to a infirmary with captious injuries.

He is presently successful the ICU with breached ribs, but is recovering and is expected to survive, his household told WDTV.

The antheral was not a subordinate of the church, but was assisting with the event, according to the outlet.

The autumn occurred during the church’s 20th iteration of the reenactment.

The lawsuit featured 3 men performing antithetic stations of the cross, lasting connected tiny platforms successful costume, West Virginia News reports.

Individuals dressed arsenic Roman centurions and Mary looked on.

“We are present today, connected this windy but gorgeous day, to reenact the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We’ve been doing this for implicit 20 years. We’ve been present successful years past erstwhile it was raining, [with] sleet, snowfall and freezing temperatures, but contiguous is perfect. There are radical who are connected the crosses who correspond Jesus and the 2 thieves,” religion subordinate Beth Barnes told the outlet, seemingly earlier the autumn took place.

On Good Friday, Catholics astir the satellite work the gospel astir the crucifixion successful religion and immoderate reenact the event.

This year’s Easter play was marked with calamity for Catholics, arsenic Pope Francis died connected Monday from a cerebral changeable that led to a coma and bosom failure.