A daredevil base jumper was spotted risking his life by jumping off one of Britain’s most iconic bridges.
The unidentified man was pictured jumping off Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol on Sunday afternoon (24/5).
Sergio Mesen, a local photographer was taking pictures of the bridge, when he spotted the jumper clamber up the structure and leap 248ft (75.5m) to the gorge below.
His images show the thrill-seeker precariously balanced on the bridge as well as his death-defying descent into the Avon Gorge.
He told Talk to the Press: “I was taking photos of the Clifton Suspension Bridge and a young man approached me asking about my lenses and if I was taking photos of the birds.
“We chatted a bit and then he said. ‘I have a prediction for you, in 5 minutes there are going to be some very interesting birds on the top cables of the bridge’.
“He then walked away and that was that.
“A few minutes later I heard people making surprise noises and I saw the young man climbing the cables of the bridge towards the towers.
“He then turned and jumped off. Fortunately his parachute worked and he managed to land safely next to the busy road below.”
It is illegal to base jump from the bridge since a by-law was passed in 1953.
