Tragedy as Brit plunges to his death after slipping and hitting his head while leaping from a bridge into the water below during night out with friends in Australia

A British man has fallen to his death after slipping and hitting his head while jumping from a bridge into the water below during a night out with friends in Australia.

The man in his 30s died in the early hours of Sunday in the coastal town of Noosa Sound, in the eastern state of Queensland.

The English tourist was reportedly part of a group that took turns jumping off the Noosa Sound Bridge.

After completing one jump, he returned to the bridge for another attempt.

Unfortunately, he lost his balance while crossing the railing and hit his head during the descent.

When he failed to get out of the water, his friends immediately began a frantic search before contacting emergency services at around 1am.

The man’s body was eventually recovered about five hours later.

Police divers searched the Noosa River for the British man and his body was found at around 6am with the help of a local boat operator with sonar equipment.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

Queensland Ambulance Service and local police arrived at the scene around 1.15am but were unable to locate the man.

The tragic death follows several warnings from police not to jump from the bridge. Despite warnings that it could lead to serious injury, it has remained a popular tourist activity.

Now-retired Senior Sergeant Peter Feldman previously explained what makes it so risky.

“They are not only risking their own lives, but also the lives of people in passing boats,” he said Noosa News.

‘It is an offense to jump off certain structures and they are breaking the law.

‘It’s not the height of the bridge that makes it dangerous, but the way they can fall. It only takes a fall of a few meters to seriously injure someone.”

MailOnline has contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment.