Two men were spotted parachuting off Durdle Door on Easter Sunday, much to the shock of sightseers.
An anonymous witness said that “everybody stopped to watch” the two men climb up the 200ft structure with parachutes.
The men were dressed in shorts and T-shirts but wearing helmets, the Daily Mail reported.
The pair had ignored signs warning people not to climb the landmark, a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth.
“The beach was packed but no one could quite believe it when they saw these two guys start climbing up carrying their gear,” the witness said. “It was obvious what they were going to do but still a bit unbelievable at the time.”
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Durdle Door, one of Dorset’s most famous tourist attractions, was the scene of several stunts last year.
Last May, four people were seriously injured after jumping from the arch. Police and air ambulances arrived on the beach after being called to two separate incidents.
In February, the owners of Durdle Door blamed “culturally diverse” and young tourists for “degrading” the beauty spot last summer and have called for a new countryside code to be introduced ahead of lockdown lifting in April.
In a letter to Government Petitions Committee, which was reported by the Times, said: “These visitors were mainly on day visits from cities, not travelling a short distance but sometimes driving four or five hours for a day out at the beach. With no foreign holidays, whole cities decamped into rural Britain.”
It noted some visitors had been fly camping, writing graffiti, and littering on the beach during lockdown last year.
“We earnestly do not want a repeat of this for the upcoming spring and summer as delicate environments cannot sustain the level of degradation they received in 2020,” the estate said.
