This man's attempt at crowdsurfing really didn't end well

Nope.
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Sam Haysom
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LONDON -- If ever you get the urge to jump from some kind of raised platform into a crowd of cheering spectators, just remember the following video.

Filmed and shared on Facebook by Matt Caswell after last weekend's Championship match between Birmingham City and Wolves, the clip below shows a football fan diving off a wall into a crowd of waiting spectators.

Needless to say, it doesn't go quite according to plan.


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"Someone was supposed to catch him," wrote Caswell on Facebook. "He did get straight up though!"

Oh dear.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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