Two local 'yo-yos', Nobby Clark and Paul Beckett jumped off the centre span of the Hapuwhenua Viaduct on Sunday and survived! Thanks to being tied to the bridge by a large elastic rope (bungee), the jumpers stopped short of the ground and bounced almost back up to the bridge deck, to the delight of the many spectators.
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Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 5, Issue 17, 22 September 1987, Page 1
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57Two local 'yo-yos', Nobby Clark and Paul Beckett jumped off the centre span of the Hapuwhenua Viaduct on Sunday and survived! Thanks to being tied to the bridge by a large elastic rope (bungee), the jumpers stopped short of the ground and bounced almost back up to the bridge deck, to the delight of the many spectators. Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 5, Issue 17, 22 September 1987, Page 1
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