A Cirque du Soleil acrobat has been injured in a fall during a performance in Las Vegas, days after the Montreal-based company was fined in connection with a fatal accident in June. The unidentified male acrobat was performing in the Wheel of Death act during the show Zarkana when he slipped and fell off the wheel, Cirque du Soleil said..."The show was halted and the artist was transported to University Medical Center, where he is in stable condition and is expected to be released from hospital in the next few days,"...In June, Sarah Guillot-Guyard, a French acrobat, fell 29m to her death during a midair battle scene in the show KA in Las Vegas. After a four-month investigation, the Nevadan authorities fined Cirque du Soleil $25,235 (£15,800) for failings related to her death...Both Cirque du Soleil...and MGM Resorts, the owner of the Las Vegas MGM Grand, said they would appeal against the rulings in connection with the June accident.