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The illusionist survived a tiger attack seventeen years ago.
He died of complications from a coronavirus infection. Roy Horn World-renowned American magician and designer, a younger member of the legendary magician couple Siegfried & Roy who works with white tigers.
The 75-year-old German illusionist died Friday of complications from a viral infection at a Las Vegas hospital.
Roy Horn and his partner are also descendants of Germans Siegfried Fischbacher He worked together for 35 years when Hornt was bitten by a white tiger in October 2003 during a show at the Mirage Casino Hotel. The animal bit his neck and pulled him off the stage.
At the time, a three-hour operation had rescued Roy Horn, who had been partially paralyzed and had to undergo regular medical treatment since then, suffering permanent brain damage and other injuries.
Mantecore, the white tiger that attacked Horn, was considered the star of the pair. Roy was never mad at him and maintained his passion for big cats the entire time. In subsequent interviews, he said the tiger just wanted to drag him to safety when he was dizzy and fell during the 2003 show. He put it this way: “Mantecore instinctively felt he needed help and tried to help.”
The tragic accident at the Mirage Hotel and Casino Complex ended one of the most successful shows in Las Vegas: Roy and Siegfried have performed more than 5,000 performances there in the past 13 years of their careers.
After the accident, Roy Horn learned to walk again, but he could only walk carefully and with a stick, sitting in a wheelchair in his rare public appearances.
His partner, Fischbacher, 80, said Roy was “a tough warrior all his life, even in his last days, when he heroically fought the insidious virus.” Royjal has lost one of the best magicians in the world, said Fischbacher, who said he knew from the first moment that they would change the world together.
Horn was born in Nordenham, near Bremen, and as a child became a fan of exotic animals. She worked on an ocean liner as a stewardess when she met her partner, with whom they later gained world fame.
The pair of magic and animal tricks went to the casino city of Las Vegas in 1967, where they signed a million dollar contract with the Mirage Hotel in 1988. Roy and Siegfried became world famous during their 14 years here.
The 2003 accident ended their careers, but in 2009 they returned to the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas for a ten-minute farewell presentation as part of a charity event.
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