Doctors gave Lee Mitchell, now 29, the dire prognosis after he suffered painful injuries attempting a backflip eight years ago. Cliff jumping - sometimes known as 'tombstoning' - has been criticised as dangerous by the RNLI. His move to cliff jumping in late 2019 marked the next stage of a journey that began on his summer holidays. Discovering a UK cliff jumping group on Facebook was a game-changing moment for Lee, who works for his dad's company. It reached the point of not enjoying it and I almost wiped my hands of cliff jumping.

Source: Daily Mirror August 09, 2021 08:15 UTC