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Two men dressed in shorts and t-shirts, with parachutes strapped to their backs, leapt from the iconic stone arch at Durdle Door into the sea below on Easter Sunday - ignoring signs warning people NOT to climb or jump. Base jumping is widely regarded as the most dangerous extreme sport in the world. So why did they do it? Why did they put their own safety at risk? And why did they risk putting more pressure on the emergency services during a pandemic? The stunt has been condemned by HM Coastguard and described as "irresponsible and idiotic" by the landowner of Lulworth Estate, James Weld ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Solent tracked down one of the two base jumpers, Calum from Wiltshire. He told presenter reporter Laurence Herdman why he did it on the Dorset Breakfast Show with Fern Balch. Vicky Harker from Hordle in the New Forest is a member of the same base jumping group. She wasn't involved with the base jump at Durdle Door but also defended the stunt.