DIVED 220 FEET
; ARREST FOLLOWS FEAT J A termendous dive was undertaken j by a Dutch youth, who hopes to have I broken the world's record. He dived [ into the River Maas at Rotterdam, from the top of a 220ft tower of a I bridge. Thousands watched the youth i who had often boasted to his friends j tha.t he would dive from the tower. When he got to the top he quietly smoked a cigarette, then took off his coat, and dived. He made a perfect dive, turning a double somersault into the icy water below. He was then arrested, being charged with trespassing on the railway bridge and swimming in- forbidden waters.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 528, 11 May 1933, Page 7
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114DIVED 220 FEET Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 528, 11 May 1933, Page 7
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