EXCLUSIVE: Siegfried Fischbacher, 79, had emergency heart surgery after collapsing from chest pain as doctors feared he was 'hours from death' but now legendary Vegas performer 'feels like a teen again' recuperating at home with partner Roy Horn
Siegfried Fischbacher, 79, (left in March) collapsed in pain and was rushed to a hospital while in Munich, Germany, where he had life-saving heart surgery in mid-May. Friends say the famed Vegas performer had a tiny tube inserted into the main artery of his heart after doctors feared he was 'hours away from death'. Siegfried, one half of the legendary magic act Siegfried & Roy, had less than 10 percent of the normal amount of blood entering his heart muscle, a friend said. They added: 'Everyone is just so astonished at what happened and how quickly he has bounced back. He was touch and go for a while.' Siegfried has since flown back to Las Vegas and is understood to be recuperating at the lavish mansion he shares with partner Roy Horn (pictured together right in 2015 and inset in 1998). The beloved entertainer has now assured friends he 'feels a million percent better and like a teenager'.