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A stunning video has captured the moment a Norwegian woman broke the world record for the highest female ‘Death Dive’.

Death diving, an electrifying sport that’s captivating the online world, sees fearless athletes hurling themselves from jaw-dropping heights, holding a precise pose until the very last moment before impact.

Asbjørg Nesje leapt from a staggering 31 metres at Abiqua Falls in Oregon in June and looked as elegant and fearless as ever doing it.

The 25-year-old three-time world champion held her exposed position until mere fractions of a second before impact and is the first diver to ever attempt a jump from this particular location.

Photographer Steven Donovan, who captured the breathtaking moment, described the dramatic emotions of watching Nesje leapt with “grace and beauty” into the water.

 

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Donovan expressed how anxious he felt watching his friend take the leap, recalling “a pit in his stomach” knowing how dangerous the stunt was and that he could be hyping her up for her last breath.

“While I did everything I could to hype her up and reassure her that she’s more than capable of pulling off this stunt there was still a pit in my stomach knowing just how dangerous this jump is and that final hug I gave my friend before she jumped could just be the last.”

“Watching her emerge from that ice cold water greeted by all our friends and hugging them one by one on the other side brought me to tears at the top having just witnessed a truly ground breaking feat in women’s sports.”

Nesje replied, thanking her supporters and Donovan for the stunning shot, saying his support on the top meant so much to her, as well as having the entire community cheering for her at the bottom.

 

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The woman is nothing short of mythic:

 

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Ignited in Norway in the 1970s, ‘death diving’ has evolved into a heart-pounding spectacle where fearless adventurers leap from platforms as high as 25 metres, often crashing into the water with a bone-jarring bellyflop designed to create maximum shock and awe online.

When the extreme sport went viral on TikTok last year, it soon sparked major safety concerns among some users as competitors are seen leaping from massive heights. Nesje regularly amasses millions of viewers as she hurls herself from huge heights. She went viral in 2023 after a video of hers racked up over 40 million views as she performed a dive from an eye-watering 25-metre platform.

“Did she live?” questioned one commenter, while another remarked how painful it looked.

Indeed, Asbjørg Nesje lived to continue death diving.

[source:dailymail]