A daredevil prankster leapt over a barrier at the Grand Canyon and nearly slid off a cliff in a shocking video posted to Reddit Wednesday afternoon.
The clip shows an unidentified man running and jumping over the guardrail before landing on his feet and sliding down a steep slope just inches from the edge.
The post was quickly upvoted by thousands of Reddit users, receiving hundreds of comments calling out the risky – and stupid – actions of the jokester.
‘I was standing on that same overlook about a month ago. that sh*t drops 800 ft,’ one Reddit commenter wrote under the video.
‘This video made me curse in French, I don’t even know French,’ another added.
According to a previous article, the stunt took place in 2022 at Bryce Canyon.
A daredevil prankster leapt over a barrier at the Grand Canyon and nearly slid off a cliff in a shocking video posted to Reddit Wednesday afternoon
The post was quickly upvoted by thousands of Reddit users, receiving hundreds of comments calling out the risky – and stupid – actions of the jokester.
The unsettling footage shows the man in a lime green tee shirt and black basketball shorts hesitate on the edge looking back at the camera before attempting the stunt.
A woman walks into frame, taking in the spectacular views just feet away from the man who races toward the edge before grabbing the bar and jumping.
The man leaps over the railing one leg at a time before landing on his feet.
Despite hitting the ground upright, he falls backwards, stumbling sideways down the cliffside in the direction of the steep rockface.
The woman recording lets out a scream in another language as the man slides toward the edge before he is able to bring himself to a stop.
The seven-second clip ends with the man at the edge with his arms out stretched.
Commenters on Reddit immediately weighed in on the video, sharing their outrage and horror at the careless and dangerous actions.
‘I always wondered as a kid how people fall into canyons like this, I never would have guessed this was why,’ a top commenter shared.
‘Should’ve worn his brown pants,’ one person wrote.
‘Immediate 10,000 dollar fine for going over that fence. That’ll make dumbasses think twice,’ another suggested.
‘Wow. People are really f**king dumb,’ one added.
‘Natural selection seems to have taken the day off rather,’ another shared.
The unsettling footage shows the man in a lime green tee shirt and black basketball shorts hesitate on the edge looking back at the camera before attempting the stunt
The man leaps over the railing one leg at a time before landing on his feet
Despite hitting the ground upright, he falls backwards, stumbling sideways down the cliffside in the direction of the steep rockface
People were quick to call out the man in the video for his shocking actions
‘This video made me curse in French, I don’t even know French,’ one Reddit user wrote
‘Should’ve worn his brown pants,’ another person wrote
According to data, 11 people die each year at the Grand Canyon. Only two to three people die each year from falls, park spokesperson Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski said.
The odds of dying by falling from the rim are roughly 1 in 1.8 million, Grand Canyon National Park Trips said in a post.
Other deaths are attributed to natural causes, medical problems, suicide, heat, drowning and traffic crashes.
Each year, the Grand Canyon welcomes roughly 5 million guests.
Since the 1800s, some 900 people have died at the major national park.
DailyMail.com reached out to National Park Service officials for comment on the video of the daredevil’s stunt but did not hear back by the time of publication.
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