First ever bungee jump in a wheelchair completed in Russia

Russian Alexe Mayuko has become the first person in a wheelchair to bungee jump

Wednesday 30 September 2015 15:39 BST

Russia: See disabled Alexei Mayuko enjoy 69m bungee jump

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Alexi Mayuko has made what may be the first ever bungee jump in a wheelchair at Sochi’s Skypark, Russia on Saturday.

Footage of the Russian making the 69m (226ft) jump was released on Monday showing how he has refused to let his wheelchair stop him from completing the jump.

Sochi National Park and was named after the inventor of the bungee jump who hails from New Zealand.