Former Paratrooper was attempting to break two world records by jumping 200 ft from a helicopter into the sea to raise awareness for Veteran suicide. John Bream hoped to break the Guinness World Record for ‘The highest free jump from a helicopter’ and ‘The highest jump into water’ when he took the leap of faith in September 2020.
John ‘The Flying Fish’ Bream plummeted into the waters of the Solent, reaching speeds of 75mph, as part of his daring stunt to raise awareness of veteran suicide.
The father-of-three spent 18 months training for the stunt as even getting it slightly wrong could have left him seriously injured or even dead.
He set the new world record for the highest freefall into water from an aircraft and the record for jumping into British waters, after he organised the event off Hayling Island, near Portsmouth, to raise awareness of suicide in veterans.
Highest jump to highlight Veteran suicide
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The campaign was syndicated by PA and included over 300 pieces including features in the Mail, The BBC, the London Mirror (Print Edition), Lad Bible, Yahoo and AOL.
To date, the appeal has now raised over £7,000 against an initial target of £5,000.
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