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Man falls 80ft off
England's biggest waterfall and lives
An amateur photographer became the first person to
fall from England's highest waterfall and survive.
The 55-year-old man lost his footing trying to take
close-up shots at its edge and plunged 80ft.
Tourists watched as he was tossed around
unconscious, his shoulder broken, in the freezing
waters of High Force, Co Durham.
Naman Shahine dived in to save the man and another
onlooker helped him pull the photographer out. The
26-year-old Iraqi Kurd from Darlington said: "He had
blood coming from his mouth and his right arm was
limp. But when we got out of the water, he was
alive. I was so very, very happy."
Ice-cream factory worker Naman came to Britain five
years ago and has been granted asylum - but he has
been denied a UK passport. Durham police are
nominating him for a bravery award.
The man who fell, from Nottingham, had been walking
the Pennine Way with his wife on Saturday before
leaving her in a car park while he took photos.
She only realised her husband had plunged in after
she saw police, ambulance, and fell rescue teams
through her binoculars.
More than 80 people have died in the waters - and a
Durham Police spokesman said: "All this gentleman
suffered was broken bones."
www.mirror.co.uk
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