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Stunt pilot dies in mid-air crash after vulture smashes into cockpit windscreen
Olivier Masurel tragically lost his life in Spain when a vulture crashed through his cockpit's windscreen less than a year after being crowned the Spanish Unlimited Aerobatic Flight Champion
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Brit basejumper cheats death after jumping from bridge in France
The 40-year-old Brit, who hasn't been named, was saved from drowning by a group of fishermen who had been fishing close to the jump site at the Verrières Viaduct, near Millau in the south of France
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Bungee jumper dies after having mid-air heart attack over huge ravine
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A 23-year-old man died moments after taking part in a bungee jump over the Cajón del Maipo canyon near Santiago, Chile, in front of his family
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Teen gets stuck dangling from California's highest bridge while filming stunt
More than 20 first responders rescued the 19-year-old who was left swinging in the breeze 700 feet above the North Fork American River after he got stuck while filming the stunt in California
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Diver sets two new records plunging 442ft - and he can breath for 5 minutes
Free diver Alexey Molchanov broke two world records after diving 442ft in four minutes and 42 seconds, which he said "felt good" but left him extremely "tired" following the dive at Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas on July 21
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Firefighter becomes a 'human torch' in world record-breaking race without oxygen
Stuntman Jonathan Vero set two world records after setting himself alight as he completed a 100m run in 17 seconds and completed the fastest full body burn without oxygen
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Moment before child plunges 10 metres from zip line into lake - and survives
Heart-stopping footage shows the six-year-old child crossing the zipline high above a canopy with an adult as people filming can be heard laughing lightheartedly and applauding the child's courage in Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Mexico
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Terrifying moment trapeze artist plunges 30ft in Wheel of Death horror
Trapeze artist David, who performs with Circo Quiros, fell to the ground while conducting a death-defying stunt at a venue in Madrid, Spain - but miraculously survived with just "a little cut under my chin"
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'I spent £90k becoming a wild stunt actor - Johnny Depp set me on fire in a bar'
Stunt actor David Cheung has revealed some of his craziest career highlights - from being set on fire by Johnny Depp to sharing martial arts techniques with Robert Downey Jr.