Daredevil takes the plunge from Mostar bridge during historic high diving contest

A diver soars through the air from the Mostar bridge during the 451th traditional annual high diving competition in Mostar, 90 miles south of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, yesterday. A total of 41 divers from Bosnia and neighbouring countries took part in the contest, diving 80ft from the Old Mostar Bridge into the Neretva river.

People have been diving off the Ottoman bridge since it was built – dives have been recorded as early as 1664. The Old Bridge was destroyed in 1993 by Croat military forces during the Croat–bosniak War but was then rebuilt.