Famed Wallendas successfully cross highwire 25 stories above Times Square
NEW YORK -- The Crossroads of the World turned into the highwire crossroads of the famed Wallendas on Sunday night, when the two siblings successfully crossed a highwire atop Times Square.
Nik and his sister Lijana were 25 stories high, balancing body, mind and nerves of steel on a cable less than the size of Nik's thumb.
The ends of the cable were not level - there was a seven-story incline.
In the midst of their feat, they waved to spectators like the perfect performers they are, and Lijana adjusted her pole.
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For Lijana, Sunday was a comeback moment. Two years ago, she almost died when she fell 30 feet during practice while trying to set a new record. The fall shattered every bone in her face and numerous others in her body.
Yet Lijana got back on the wire - and in front of a national audience.
