Kite surfer sets new world record for highest jump

A kite surfer from West Sussex has set a new world record for the highest "tow up" after being pulled 1,587ft (487m) into the air by a paramotor then gliding back down.

Jake Scrace, from Worthing, performed the manoeuvre above the Needles, off the Isle of Wight, beating the previous record height of 908.7ft (277m).

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