Witnesses said the 34-year-old John Bream’s jump was far from perfect: he rolled in the air and landed upside down in the water. On the way to the hospital, when he was already conscious, according to British media, he spoke again and even joked.
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The former paratrooper, who calls himself The Flying Fish, wanted to raise money for charity with an event near the island of Hayling near the southern English port of Portsmouth. The funds are to be received by war veterans, so far he has collected around 5,000 pounds (about 151,000 crowns) for them.
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The Guinness Book of Records records several similarly crazy events, including the highest jump from a cliff without any aids: In 2015, Brazilian Laso Schaller jumped in Switzerland from a waterfall almost 59 meters high.
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