PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — One of eight circus acrobats who plummeted about 20 feet to the ground during a hair-hanging stunt says she’s thankful she’s alive and wants to return to the ring.

“I’m hoping to join back up with the tour and show the world that I’m OK, and I’m hoping some of the other girls will do the same,” Samantha Pitard told The Associated Press after being released from a hospital Tuesday.

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