Injured Spider-Man stunt actor leaves intensive care

The father of a stunt actor who fell 30 feet while playing Spider-Man on Broadway said his son is out of the hospital’s intensive care unit and has begun inpatient rehabilitation.

Christopher Tierney suffered a skull fracture and cracked vertebrae in the December 20 fall.

Tim Tierney said his son was able to walk with the help of a full-torso brace before being discharged from the hospital and transferred to a New York City rehab facility.

Christopher Tierney fell during a performance of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, plunging from a ledge into a stage pit despite a safety harness that should have prevented the spill.

The $65m (€49m) show – the most expensive ever on Broadway – cancelled two preview performances then reopened after instituting new safety and security measures.