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Aussie fractures skull after cliff dive goes wrong

Aussie fractures skull after cliff dive goes wrong

Perth Now3 days ago
A young Aussie daredevil from Newcastle has suffered horrific injuries after jumping off the top of a 42.5 metre waterfall in a world record attempt.
Vali Graham is a self-proclaimed 'Athlete, Artist, Traveller' and a keen døds (also known as death diving) enthusiast.
On June 11, he attempted to break the current record from the top of Minnehaha Falls in the Blue Mountains.
In a video posted on social media, the 21-year-old is seen hyping himself up for the jump before leaping off and spinning as he free-falls, hitting the water in an awkward 'pike' position.
Australian photographer @lostmtns revealed that Graham sustained a fractured skull, back, concussion and burst ear drum as a result of the mis-judged jump.
A few days later, Graham updated his followers on social media on his miraculous recovery.
'Update: 'God gives us the gift of suffering' after sending this monster 42.5m cliff I was knocked unconscious . . .after regaining consciousness I pulled myself out of the water and walked a steep 1.2km out to our car where my friends took me to hospital' he wrote.
Graham also explained the details of the surgery he had gone through.
'The support was amazing, I've had surgery on my back and sternum and was walking 2 days after surgery,
'I am honestly mentally feeling amazing, ready to rebuild my body better than ever and come back stronger, a long way to go but excited for the journey' he said. Graham sustained a fractured skull, back, concussion and burst ear drum as a result of the mis-judged jump. Credit: Instagram / @philosophyofsend
Many of Graham's followers were blown away by the sheer scale of the 42.5 meter jump which is around the height of a 13 storey building.
'Beyond comprehension how he does that,' someone commented.
'Full credit to him he deserves the world record,' another wrote.
Others were quick to point out that he was putting himself at serious risk.
''Grateful for God' dude you jumped from the height of a 13 storey building and now my taxes have to pay for your dumb choices,' one person commented.
'God didn't give you that suffering, you did that yourself,' another said.
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