British basejumper's terror as his parachute fails to open when he leaps off 1,000ft cliff (...but amazingly he escaped with minor injuries)
A terrified basejumper hurtles towards the ground after his parachute failed to open when he jumped off a 1,000ft cliff.
But amazingly Matthew Gough, 25, escaped with only minor cuts and bruises despite crashing into rocks on his way down before landing on the sand.
The daredevil said he thought he was going to die when his parachute got twisted on his way down.
Scroll down for video Dazed, but alive: Matthew Gough, 25, filmed the jump over Lake Garda, in Italy, on a helmet cameraLeap of faith: Matthew, looking 1,000ft down, jumps over the edge of the cliff with the parachute strapped to his back
Matthew, of Lichfield, Staffordshire, filmed the jump at Lake Garda, Italy, using a camera attached to his helmet.
He has carried out more than 180 basejumps at locations around the world and all of them had previously been successful.
More... Chemistry teacher's experiment goes horribly wrong but at least the sprinklers workAt the end of the video the daredevil can be seen lying on the ground appearing shocked but conscious and not seriously hurt. His parachute is only partially opened.
He had minor injuries to his ankles and knees as well as a bloodied nose.