VERNON, Fla. — A man who fell from what he described as a 60-foot-tall tree into a creek in Vernon, Florida, emerged from the fall with just minor injuries.
Florida man Christopher James Sikes Smalley was preparing to jump from a tree at local swimming spot Crystal Springs Vernon when the branch that was supporting his weight broke, causing him to plummet into the water below.
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Footage shows Smalley hitting and breaking another branch before he lands in the water.
Speaking to Storyful, Smalley said he usually jumps from a smaller branch and that it was his first time jumping from that height.
“The fall was crazy. I knew when I heard the branch crack that it just got real and I was going down. It was the first time at that height. I jump from the branch I hit on the way …