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Nik Wallenda's high-wire act in downtown Fort Myers

Daredevil Nik Wallenda lays down as he crosses the towers of High Point Place on a 5/8-inch tight rope on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Fort Myers. The stunt was Wallenda's highest walk of his career at 397 feet above the ground and was a promotion for the Sarasota Circus at the Gulf Coast Town Center. David Albers/Staff

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Daredevil Nik Wallenda lays down as he crosses the towers of High Point Place on a 5/8-inch tight rope on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Fort Myers. The stunt was Wallenda's highest walk of his career at 397 feet above the ground and was a promotion for the Sarasota Circus at the Gulf Coast Town Center. David Albers/Staff

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  • Daredevil Nik Wallenda crosses the towers at the towers of High Point Place on a 5/8-inch tight rope on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Fort Myers. The stunt was Wallenda's highest walk of his career at 397 feet above the ground and was a promotion for the Sarasota Circus at the Gulf Coast Town Center. David Albers/Staff
  • Daredevil Nik Wallenda surveys the towers at the towers of High Point Place before crossing between them several times on a tight rope on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Fort Myers. The stunt was Wallenda's highest walk of his career at 397 feet above the ground and was a promotion for the Sarasota Circus at the Gulf Coast Town Center. David Albers/Staff
  • Jerry Wallenda, father of high-wire walker Nik Wallenda, surveys the situation as he secures the 5/8-inch wire his son plans to cross between at the towers of High Point Place on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Fort Myers. The stunt was Wallenda's highest walk of his career at 397 feet above the ground and was a promotion for the Sarasota Circus at the Gulf Coast Town Center. David Albers/Staff
  • Daredevil Nik Wallenda waves to the crowds below as he crosses the towers of High Point Place on a 5/8-inch tight rope on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Fort Myers. The stunt was Wallenda's highest walk of his career at 397 feet above the ground and was a promotion for the Sarasota Circus at the Gulf Coast Town Center. David Albers/Staff
  • Daredevil Nik Wallenda lays down as he crosses the towers of High Point Place on a 5/8-inch tight rope on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Fort Myers. The stunt was Wallenda's highest walk of his career at 397 feet above the ground and was a promotion for the Sarasota Circus at the Gulf Coast Town Center. David Albers/Staff
  • Daredevil Nik Wallenda pumps his fist in celebration after crossing the towers of High Point Place on a 5/8-inch tight rope on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Fort Myers. The stunt was Wallenda's highest walk of his career at 397 feet above the ground and was a promotion for the Sarasota Circus at the Gulf Coast Town Center. David Albers/Staff
  • Residents of High Point Place watch high-wire walker Nik Wallenda cross between the two tallest buildings in Southwest Florida on a 5/8-inch tight rope on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Fort Myers. The stunt was Wallenda's highest walk of his career at 397 feet above the ground and was a promotion for the Sarasota Circus at the Gulf Coast Town Center. David Albers/Staff
  • A resident of High Point Place watch high-wire walker Nik Wallenda cross between the two tallest buildings in Southwest Florida on a 5/8-inch tight rope on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Fort Myers. The stunt was Wallenda's highest walk of his career at 397 feet above the ground and was a promotion for the Sarasota Circus at the Gulf Coast Town Center. David Albers/Staff
  • Onlookers watch high-wire walker Nik Wallenda cross between the two towers of High Point Place on a 5/8-inch wire on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Fort Myers. The stunt was Wallenda's highest walk of his career at 397 feet above the ground and was a promotion for the Sarasota Circus at the Gulf Coast Town Center. David Albers/Staff

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