A BRIT man has plunged to his death after slipping from a bridge into the water and fatally hitting his head.
The man, said to be in his 30s, was reportedly part of a tourist group visiting the Noosa Sound Bridge in Queensland, Australia.
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The unnamed man was reportedly taking turns jumping from the notorious bridge – a spot where police have repeatedly asked people not to jump from.
He even completed one jump and returned to the bridge for a second attempt.
Unfortunately, this time he lost his balance while crossing the railing and struck his head while falling down into the waters.
After he failed to get out of the water, his friends started a frantic search before contacting the emergency rescue services at 1am.
Rescue cops soon reached the scene and started looking out for his body.
After searching for some six hours, the police were able to recover his body using sonar assistance.
It is understood that jumping from the bridge remains a popular activity for tourists, despite severe warnings from the local Police.
Retired Senior Sargeant Peter Feldman told Noosa news: “They are not only risking their own lives but that of people in passing boats.
“It is an offence to jump off certain structures and they are breaking the law.
“It’s not the height of the bridge that makes it dangerous – it’s the way that they can fall. It only takes a fall of a couple of metres to seriously injure somebody.”
It comes after a Brit tourist drowned in front of his wife after being carried away by strong currents while swimming off a beach in India.
The man, 72, died on Friday evening at Talpona Beach in Canacona, in the western state of Goa.
Police said he was carried away by a strong current after going for a swim with his wife, who had to watch in horror as a lifeguard attempted to revive her husband to no avail.
The pair raised the alarm as they slid into the water, and lifeguards rescued them both on jet skis.
Both were given CPR and while his wife was able to be revived, the British man was pronounced dead after being transported to a nearby hospital.
The married couple were regular visitors in Goa and were on holiday for 15 days before the husband’s death, cops said.
Sources told local media the Briton had tied the knot with his wife a year and a half ago, the Mail reported.
An autopsy has been ordered after the tourist’s death was registered as “unnatural” by police.
An FCDO spokesperson told The Sun via email: “We are supporting the family of a British man who died in India and are in touch with the local authorities.”
Meanwhile, a mother of three drowned in front of her horrified children after being swept away as she was posing for the perfect seaside snap.
Video footage shows Jyoti Sonar, 32, and her husband Mukesh sitting on a rock at the popular Bandra Bandstand promenade in Mumbai, India.
The couple laugh and hold on to each other as the sea pounds them and – despite being soaking wet – they refuse to withdraw to the shore.
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