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Stunt siblings walk on wire suspended over New Yorks Times Square

The Flying Wallendas walked above Times Square

The Flying Wallendas walked above Times Square (Picture: Reuters)

Those with a fear of heights, look away now.

The stunt siblings known as the Flying Wallendas have completed their latest feat – walking a tightrope suspended over Times Square in New York.

Nik Wallenda and his sister Lijana Wallenda carefully made their way between two skyscrapers, 25 storeys above the pavement.

It was Lijanas first time joining him since a near-fatal accident in 2017, when she broke nearly every bone in her face trying to break a Guinness world record with an eight-person pyramid.

The siblings walked from opposite ends of the 1,300-foot wire suspended between the towers on Sunday night, crossing each other in the middle, where Lijana sat on the wire and let her brother step over her.

Both then continued to the opposite side.

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It was Lijanas first time joining him since her near-fatal accident in 2017 (Picture: Kristin Callahan/ACE Pictures)

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/REX (10320048h) Members of the public watch on Highwire Live in Times Square with Nik Wallenda, New York, USA - 23 Jun 2019

Thousands of people watched from below (Picture: Rex)

Aerialist Nik Wallenda walks the highwire with his sister Lijana (unseen) over Times Square in New York, U.S., June 23, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Aerialist Nik Wallenda walks the highwire (Picture: Reuters)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 23: People watch as Nik Wallenda and Lijana Wallenda cross Times Square on a high wire strung between two skyscrapers 25 stories above the pavement on on June 23, 2019 in New York City. The two siblings from the famed Flying Wallendas safely crossed the span while thousands watched from below. This was the first professional appearance for Lijana Wallenda since her near-fatal accident in 2017 when she broke nearly every bone in her face. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

It was a hair-raising feat to watch (Picture: Getty)

It was streamed live on ABC and watched by thousands of people below.

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