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Veteran diver Orlando Duque won the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series which was held recently at Lake Vouliagmeni in Athens, Greece. The win was a close one since Duque had to work hard to ward off young diver Gary Hunt of Southampton who delivered one of the most stunning dives in final rounds of the tournament.

Hunt, currently 25 years of age, produced a triple quad stunt (three somersaults and four twists) which has a degree of difficult of 6.2. This has been determined as the most difficult dive in the world.

The young diver said that he was happy to have successfully executive the dive and to also finish well in the tournament despite not winning the title.

Duque said that having competed all these years made him realize that there’s still a great future ahead of this sport after seeing Hunt produce the difficult dive. He admitted later on that this was the title that he had to fight for the hardest.

A young boy experienced an unexpected cliff diving stunt when he fell head first. Surprisingly, he survived this horrifying ordeal.

According to reports, 12-year old Kyler Lewis plunged off the cliffs in Porth Dafarch. He suffered multiple fractures to his foot and arms. Lewis reportedly lost his footing during the climb and fell. A diver who was swimming nearby immediately provided assistance by carrying him from the rocks to the sand.

It was a wonder that the kid survived this horrifying incident.

The boy’s mom said that it was a miracle that her kid survived. She thanked the diver for saving her son and also the people around who immediately provided support to the kid by placing towels on him and making sure that he did not move his head while waiting for the paramedics.

The doctors said that Lewis may undergo surgery if the broken bones won’t heal by next week.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), a charity organization that aims to save lives at sea (inshore and coasts) along British Isles, has issued a new warning especially to young people not to do the so-called “tombstoning,” an adventure wherein a group of individuals would do cliff diving into the sea simultaneously.

The warning was issued in light with the death of a teenager named Jamie Sutton in Sunderland earlier last month. According to reports, Sutton encountered difficulties in the rough seas after the cliff diving thus resulting to drowning.

The volunteer group is optimistic that the latest warning issues against group cliff diving will prevent another tragedy in the future.

Steve Wills, a safety manager for RNLI, said that “tombstoning” became popular because it is a fun adventure for the group but added that there are a lot of risks involved especially if no appropriate precautions were made. He expected an increase in number of groups attempting this since summer is fast approaching.

Aside from the warnings, Wills revealed that they will launch a 24/7 support in case another incident happens but he’s optimistic that they won’t be getting much calls after the issuance of the warning.