An extreme sport had an extreme result for Mark Afforde: His cord broke when he bungee-jumped 300 feet from the Canyon Creek Bridge in Washington state and he fell another 25 feet into the water. Amazingly, he waded out under his own power.
He Survived After Bungee Cord Broke
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