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Cormac O'Shea

'Dad' pulls off incredible jump on French waterpark slide as onlookers shocked

A man has gone viral after his extreme jump onto a waterslide at a French waterpark earlier this month.

The middle-aged man mounts the roof of the already tall slide with huge crowds gathering to film and cheer the happy holidaymaker on.

He then proceeds to jump onto the slide and be sent soaring into the air once he reaches the bottom, before creating a huge splash.

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Frenzy Waterpark themselves shared the video, despite many people thinking they would frown upon the seemingly dangerous move.

But the video was actually part of a competition, The Torreilles Waterpark organised the Frenzy best tricks, a competition for the best jump reserved for seasoned players and sponsored for several years by the energy drink brand Red Bull.

The man in question is known by an alias of La Mascotte and surely placed highly in the competition after the courageous jump.

Have you ever done anything like this on your holiday?

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