It was meant to be an exhilarating jump into a deep pool of water below — but it went horribly wrong when this holidaymaker mistimed his leap and broke his legs.
Footage shows the British tourist clamber up the rocks of the sea cave known as Charco El Tancon in Puerto Santiago in northern Tenerife in Spain.
With some friends having already jumped off the cliff and into the pool, the man — who was being counted down by pals — leaps from the top but quickly realises he’s headed for disaster.
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READ NOWHe tucks his legs into his body but can do nothing else except wait for the impact as he smashes into the rocks below, then slides into the water.
The man was quickly pulled from the pool before he was taken to hospital.
The incident happened earlier in April.
“A 40-year-old foreign man was taken by ambulance to Hospiten Sur University Hospital,” a medical spokesman said.
“He had several serious lower limb trauma injuries.
“The first emergency call was received ... saying the foreign man needed medical assistance after hitting rocks when he jumped into the sea pool at Charco El Tancon.
“His companions had already got him out of the water by the time the first emergency responders arrived.”
The site where the accident occurred — part of a complex of natural pools on the Los Gigantes cliffs — has been described as “one of the most beautiful places in all of Tenerife”.
However, it is notorious for the deaths of tourists and is listed as “permanently closed” on TripAdvisor.