The event is an opportunity to promote the sister States of Sinaloa and Durango and the bridge as tourist attractions.
Canadian Greg Nelson will be bungee jumping for charity in November or December this year when he attempts capture the world record by jumping from the spectacular Baluarte bridge on the Mazatlán-Durango highway.
In an act that will benefit the world association Save the Children Mexico, Nelson hopes to break the world platform bungee jumping record of 300 meters by dropping 370 meters from the bridge.
Nelson is considered an international bungee jumping professional who began the sport at the age of 21 and has 67 jumps to his name. His personal record is a 220 meter jump in Switzerland.
Martin Lawrence, a consultant with Bungee International and part of Nelson´s staff, explained the jump will consist of approximately five seconds of freefall at 175 kilometers per hour followed by 8 or 9 seconds of deceleration before the jumper is finally suspended in midair, after which Nelson will either be lowered to his staff on the ground or pulled back up to the bridge.
At a press conference on the Baluarte Bridge yesterday where Nelson and his staff inspected the location, Sinaloa Secretary of Tourism Francisco Córdova Celaya said the event is an opportunity to promote the sister States of Sinaloa and Durango and the bridge as tourist attractions.
Save the Children international director, Anthony Caswell Pérez, told media the event will be promoted on their website where donations will be accepted.
Hotel Misión Mazatlán is sponsoring the event.
(from Noroeste)
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