- The English man in his 30s died in the early hours of Sunday in Queensland
A British man has plunged to his death after slipping and hitting his head while leaping from a bridge into the water below during a night out with friends in Australia.
The man in his 30s died in the early hours of Sunday in the coastal town Noosa Sound, in the eastern state of Queensland.
The English tourist was reportedly part of a group taking turns jumping from the Noosa Sound Bridge.
After completing one jump, he returned to the bridge for another attempt.
Unfortunately, he lost his footing while crossing the railing and struck his head on the descent.
When he failed to emerge from the water, his friends immediately began a frantic search before contacting emergency services at around 1am.
The man’s body was finally recovered around five hours later.
Police divers searched the Noosa River for the British man, and his body was found at about 6am with the help of a local boat operator with sonar equipment.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
Queensland Ambulance Service and local police attended the scene at about 1.15am but could not locate the man.
The tragic death follows several warnings from police against jumping from the bridge. Despite cautions it could lead to serious injury, it has remained a popular tourist activity.
Now-retired Senior Sergeant Peter Feldman previously explained what makes it so risky.
‘They are not only risking their own lives, but that of people in passing boats,’ he told Noosa News.
‘It is an offence to jump off certain structures and they are breaking the law.
‘It’s not the height of the bridge that makes it dangerous – it’s the way that they can fall. It only takes a fall of a couple of metres to seriously injure somebody.’
MailOnline has contacted the Foreign Office for comment.
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