Paralympics 2012 opening ceremony dancer Dave Toole dies aged 56

Dancer Dave Toole who appeared in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Paralympics Games in London, performing an aerial routine suspended high above the Olympic Stadium, has died at the age of 56, BBC reports. Mr Toole, who was born without the use of his legs, was a professional dancer for almost 30 years and toured the world in a number of productions. He was appointed OBE in January for services to dance and disabled people. Alan Lane, artistic director of the Slung Low theatre company, described Mr Toole as an "extraordinary talent", and his 2012 performance as "mighty, beautiful and with a grace utterly beyond the ordinary human".