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Daredevil kite surfers leap over pier

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Two kite surfers have risked their lives by leaping more than 30m into the air over a large seaside pier.

Daredevils Jack Scrace, 25, and Lewis Crathern, made the spectacular jumps one after the other as winds gusted up to 65km/h in Worthing, south-east England, on Monday.

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Mr Scrace, whose jump was captured on video, said he and Mr Crathern had been planning the feat for years.

"You only get one try — you could be 99 percent right and still hit the pier," he told The Sun newspaper.

"If you don't get it right you could die."

He waited more than 20 minutes to find the right wave to propel himself into the air.

Mr Scrace, a professional kite surfer, stressed the jump should not be undertaken by just anyone.

 

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