Italian actor Raphael Schumacher is in a coma and struggling for his life after accidentally hanging himself for real during a live theater scene.

A tragic theater mishap has left one actor struggling for his life. 
It happened during a live Italian production called Mirages; cast member Raphael Schumacher was supposed to act as if he were being hanged, but somehow, he ended up getting strangled for real. 
Even though his head was covered, he was ultimately saved when a medical graduate in the audience