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07-21-2010, 07:46 AM
The moment thrill-seeking 'tombstoner' risks his life by launching himself off 100ft cliff
By Daily Mail Reporter (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y&authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter)
Last updated at 11:39 AM on 21st July 2010
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This is the moment a foolhardy daredevil launched himself from a 100ft cliff in one of the most reckless tombstoning stunts caught on camera in the UK.
The unidentified jumper stood poised on the edge of the cliff in Penzance, Cornwall, before hurling himself into the air.
With arms flailing, he spent around 2.5 seconds in freefall before crashing into the sea below.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/07/21/article-1296480-0A847671000005DC-105_634x420.jpg Dicing with death: This tombstoner launched himself of a 100ft cliff in a death-defying leap, before landing in the sea, believed to be about 20ft deep
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/07/21/article-1296480-0A847916000005DC-738_634x418.jpg With his arms outstretched, the tombstoner fell for about 2.5 seconds before hitting the water
The sea is believed to be about 20ft deep in the spot where he landed.
Photographer Alastair Sopp caught the leap on camera in a sequence of 11 images.
Despite repeated calls for young people to stop throwing themselves off cliffs and piers into Britain's waters, the message clearly had not filtered through to this daredevil.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/07/21/article-1296480-0A847D0A000005DC-674_634x417.jpg Splashdown: This sequence of 11 pictures shows the trajectory of the jumper's freefall and the splash he made when hitting the water
Each year coastguards and ambulance services are called to deal with horrific injuries including paralysis and broken necks, as people leap into the water unaware of the dangers.
Many hurl themselves into the sea unaware fo dangers lurking below the surface, such as rocks and debris, while others simply jump into shallow water, leaving themselves at risk of potentially fatal and brain spinal injuries.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1296480/The-moment-thrill-seeking-tombstoner-risks-life-launching-100ft-cliff.html#ixzz0uJgZaz8v
By Daily Mail Reporter (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y&authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter)
Last updated at 11:39 AM on 21st July 2010
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This is the moment a foolhardy daredevil launched himself from a 100ft cliff in one of the most reckless tombstoning stunts caught on camera in the UK.
The unidentified jumper stood poised on the edge of the cliff in Penzance, Cornwall, before hurling himself into the air.
With arms flailing, he spent around 2.5 seconds in freefall before crashing into the sea below.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/07/21/article-1296480-0A847671000005DC-105_634x420.jpg Dicing with death: This tombstoner launched himself of a 100ft cliff in a death-defying leap, before landing in the sea, believed to be about 20ft deep
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/07/21/article-1296480-0A847916000005DC-738_634x418.jpg With his arms outstretched, the tombstoner fell for about 2.5 seconds before hitting the water
The sea is believed to be about 20ft deep in the spot where he landed.
Photographer Alastair Sopp caught the leap on camera in a sequence of 11 images.
Despite repeated calls for young people to stop throwing themselves off cliffs and piers into Britain's waters, the message clearly had not filtered through to this daredevil.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/07/21/article-1296480-0A847D0A000005DC-674_634x417.jpg Splashdown: This sequence of 11 pictures shows the trajectory of the jumper's freefall and the splash he made when hitting the water
Each year coastguards and ambulance services are called to deal with horrific injuries including paralysis and broken necks, as people leap into the water unaware of the dangers.
Many hurl themselves into the sea unaware fo dangers lurking below the surface, such as rocks and debris, while others simply jump into shallow water, leaving themselves at risk of potentially fatal and brain spinal injuries.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1296480/The-moment-thrill-seeking-tombstoner-risks-life-launching-100ft-cliff.html#ixzz0uJgZaz8v