Joker prank jumps the barrier at the Grand Canyon and nearly slides off the cliff
A daredevil prankster jumped a barrier at the Grand Canyon and nearly slid off a cliff in a shocking video posted to Reddit Wednesday afternoon.
The clip shows an unidentified man running and jumping over the guardrail before landing on his feet and sliding down a steep slope just inches from the edge.
The post was quickly upvoted by thousands of Reddit users and received hundreds of comments calling out the prankster’s risky — and stupid — actions.
“I was standing at that same vantage point about a month ago. that sh*t falls 800 ft,” a Reddit commenter wrote under the video.
“This video made me swear in French, I don’t even speak French,” added another.
According to an earlier article, the stunt took place in 2022 at Bryce Canyon.
A daring prankster jumped a barrier at the Grand Canyon and almost slid off a cliff in a shocking video posted to Reddit Wednesday afternoon
The post was quickly upvoted by thousands of Reddit users and received hundreds of comments calling out the prankster’s risky — and stupid — actions.
The disturbing footage shows the man in a lime green T-shirt and black basketball shorts looking hesitantly on the edge back at the camera before attempting the stunt.
A woman enters the frame and takes in the spectacular view just a few feet away from the man who races to the edge before grabbing the bar and jumping.
The man jumps over the railing one leg at a time before landing on his feet.
Despite landing upright on the ground, he falls backwards and stumbles sideways along the cliff toward the bluff.
The shot of the woman lets out a scream in another language as the man slides to the edge before he can bring himself to a stop.
The seven-second clip ends with the man on the edge with his arms outstretched.
Commentators on Reddit immediately weighed in on the video, sharing their outrage and horror at the careless and dangerous actions.
“I always wondered as a kid how people fall into ravines like this, I never thought that was the reason,” a top commentator shared.
“Should have worn his brown pants,” one wrote.
“Immediate $10,000 fine for going over that fence. That will make idiots think twice,’ suggested another.
‘Wow. People are really fucking stupid,” one added.
“Natural selection seems to have taken a day off earlier,” said another.
The disturbing footage shows the man in a lime green T-shirt and black basketball shorts hesitantly looking back at the camera on the edge before attempting the stunt
The man jumps over the railing one leg at a time before landing on his feet
Despite landing upright on the ground, he falls backwards and stumbles sideways along the cliff toward the bluff.
People were quick to reprimand the man in the video for his shocking actions
“This video made me swear in French, I don’t even speak French,” one Reddit user wrote
“Should have worn his brown pants,” someone else wrote
According to data, 11 people die in the Grand Canyon every year. According to park spokesperson Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski, two to three people die each year from falls.
The odds of dying from falling off the rim are about 1 in 1.8 million, Grand Canyon National Park Trips said in a post.
Other deaths are attributed to natural causes, medical problems, suicide, heat, drowning and traffic accidents.
Each year, the Grand Canyon welcomes approximately 5 million guests.
Some 900 people have died in the vast national park since the 1800s.
DailyMail.com reached out to National Park Service officials for comment on the video of the daredevil’s stunt, but did not hear back at the time of publication.