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Bungee jump record smashed at Scottish bridge

A Frenchman diving off a Scottish bridge has set a new world record for the most bungee jumps in 24 hours.

Francois-Marie Dibon notched up 765 jumps at Garry Bridge in Killiecrankie, Perthshire.

This eclipsed the previous record of 430 set by New Zealander Mike Heard in 2017.

Mr Dibon said: "I did not doubt we could do it. We have been building a performance for some time. We were lucky and blessed that it worked well."

1 June 2022

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