The moment man jumps off Humber Bridge in terrifying stunt

The moment man jumps off Humber Bridge in terrifying stunt

Those involved say the reason behind stunt was to highlight suicide prevention

This footage captures the moment a man seen “dangling” from the Humber Bridge took the terrifying drop.
Police and coastguard teams were called out to reports of a man seen hanging from the bridge at around 5.30pm on Easter Sunday, April 21.
Police said he was taking part in an extreme sports activity, using climbing rope and a harness to lower himself from the bridge.

Those who took part in filming the stunt sent this footage to Hull Live, capturing the moment the man took the leap.
After he can be seen swinging underneath, the man climbs back up the harness and safely returns to the bridge.
Giles Hather, 48, who helped to orchestrate the stunt, has revealed the reason behind it.

The moment he jumped off the Humber Bridge
He said: “We have been across the bridge and looked at what it must have been like. What must be going through their mind in that whole process?
“When he first walked across, he came back and said ‘how can someone walk across and then jump. Surely there must be something that tries to pull them back’.
“That is when the idea came to do something. It needs to be a shock and that is why we did it.”

Mr Hather said they it was incredibly important to highlight suicide prevention.
“I think it is important to highlight that there is people out there who are thinking of taking their own lives because life has got too much for them.

“We have all got to a point where we can’t take any more and thought of doing something stupid. Just stop and think, call somebody. You can always turn back.
“We are looking to prevent people from jumping off the bridge. If there is anything that can come of this to assist the bridge or help towards suicide prevention that would be the ultimate goal really.”

Emergency services were not aware that the stunt was taking place.
Jordan Grebby for HM Coatguard said: “Search and rescue resources are expensive and need to be available for when real search and rescue incidents happen.