13 Oct, 2024 @ 13:00
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Watch: Hair-raising moment French diver jumps off 44-metre cliff in Spain’s Andalucia

THE WORLD’S highest ‘death dive’ has been recorded in Jaen, measuring a shocking 44 metres.

Frenchman Come Girardot took on the terrifying dive- equivalent to 15 floors- at a Aldeaquemada swimming hole. 

“The jump felt way higher than I thought,” said the 22-year-old. 

“I planned all my movements but once I reached the end of my routine I was still 25 metres over the water. It felt way bigger than I thought. My body just took over.”  

A medical and safety team were waiting at the bottom for him with a sign announcing his success. 

In preparation, he had jumped from 34.25 metres and 40.5 metres in 2023. 

Girardot took over from the ‘Last Viking’, Norwegian Ken Stornes who plunged 40.5 metres into icy water in Stryn, Norway. 

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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