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Fatal handstand

A 20 year old man fell to his death in the Cave Gardens sink hole in the centre of Mount Gambier, South Australia in February 2020. The sink hole features a railed walkway with several viewing platforms to gain advantageous vistas of the natural feature. Police say that the man was performing a handstand on the rail of the walkway when he overbalanced and tumbled 30 metres into the depths of the sink hole, causing fatal injuries. By the time emergency rescue workers could reach the man, he had expired.

Submitted on 02/11/2020

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=AAWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ad

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Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Okay, we've had stories of selfies and "wanting to get a closer look", but someone trying to do a HANDSTAND on a railing over one of these places doesn't come up often! Thank you!


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
That's some expert level Darwinian behavior right there...