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Tightrope walker wows crowds with Eiffel Tower slackline performance

PARIS, France (AFP) — A French tightrope walker has crossed the Seine in Paris 70 metres up in a breathtaking feat watched by cheering crowds on the Eiffel Tower and along the riverbanks. Attached by a strap to a safety lanyard, 27-year-old Nathan Paulin slowly progressed barefoot on a line stretched across the river between the Eiffel Tower and the Chaillot Theatre. He stopped for a few breaks, sitting or lying on the rope. “It […]