NEWS around the world

Jossi Wells wins event after breaking neck

Wanaka freeskier Jossi Wells has overcome a broken neck to win the European Freeski Open slopestyle in Switzerland.Wells beat a huge field of 109 men in Laax, which included some of the world’s best freeskiers.

Wells broke his neck in a training accident in September 2014, but returned to competition with the X Games in January.His third run score of 85.16 was the best of the day.US rider Noah Wallace finished second on 84.83, Oystein Bråten took third place on 84.5.

“The European Open was the first major international event I ever won, back in 2007. It’s been pretty tough coming back from injury this season so to come back here and be back on my game and win, that’s pretty special,” said Wells.

Project Mermaid

Project Mermaid was started in 2012 by photographers Angelina Venturella and Chiara Salomoni who have travelled around the world with a special message.Angelina and Chiara have spent the last 3 years turning regular people and celebrities into mermaids to raise awareness of how precious the ocean and beaches are. The photographs will be included in an educational book with half of the profits going towards Save Our Beach – an organisation that has been cleaning up California’s beaches an rivers for over 16 years.Celebrities such as Vanessa Hudgens and Bella Thorne have taken part in the project along with ocean activist Ocean Ramsey who had wild sharks included in her photo shoot in Hawaii.








 

Daredevil leaps from crane

A daredevil in Wellington has been filmed jumping 40 metres from a crane into the city harbour. The death-defying jump was posted on Facebook and was soon viewed around 90,000 times.The daredevil, believed to be a man, jumped from a historic crane that has been in Wellington since 1926 after arriving from Scotland.Not everyone was impressed by the daredevil’s stunt and police are now trying to identify the man and warn him that he was trespassing.










 

Super balloon launch delayed due to weather

Due to heavy winds blowing in the wrong direction, NASA have decided not to risk their super balloon operation and postpone the launch.

The super balloon launch has been a lengthy organising process due to the sheer size of the balloon.

The balloon, which is the size of a sports stadium, is carrying equipment designed to test atmospheric conditions and the origins of the universe.

While the launch was scheduled to be last week in Central Otago, Cyclone Pam prohibited this from happening. The next launch is likely to be from Wanaka Airport on Thursday or Friday.

-Internet