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A professional cliff diver has opened up on her 'nightmare' experience slipping from a 72-foot high platform to her near death.
Molly Carlson, 26, shared a clip from the 'scariest moment of her life' at the weekend after her accident.
The Canadian suffered minor injuries during her mishap and has therefore pulled out of the next stage of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Italy.
She wrote on Instagram: 'Scariest moment of my life…
'It breaks my heart to announce that I will not be competing in the second stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series here in Italy as I’ve suffered a really scary accident. One of my nightmares came true.
'First of all I am so grateful to be okay. I never imagined in my life that I would ever slip off of a high diving platform but it happened.
Molly Carlson, a Canadian diver, said she suffered a 'nightmare' slip off a 72-foot high platform
Her toes landed beyond the edge of the platform and she was injured in the process
'I’m SHOCKED at my reflex skills to find my feet like a cat and be okay.
'Unfortunately on the takeoff I got a massive bruise on my foot. I considered powering through and diving on it but it just wasn’t the right choice for my health.
'Thank you to everyone in advance for your kind words, I am okay Italy, I’m so glad I still got a few beautiful dives in xoxo, until next time, Ciao.'
In her video, Carlson appears miscue her penultimate jump in her pre-dive routine before tumbling off the edge of the platform.
Her toes landed beyond the edge of the platform, causing her to slip off and preventing her from getting her final jump in.
She then falls the 72-foot distance (around seven storeys) into the water and, fortunately, a safe distance away from the rocky cliff face. Carlson even managed to complete one forward roll despite the mayhem.
Posting a clip from an alternative angle, she wrote: 'This new angle of my near death experience is insane. The Slomo and the song is so dramatic I’m so sorry. I had to.
'This angle really helped me understand that my toes were already going to be past the platform when I landed because I didn’t measure my run up with 100% power. And then when I went for the dive I gave it 200% power'
'Overall, I’m okay and I will definitely learn from this, so so so proud of the girls who competed into the big waves today! Can’t wait to be back up there with you.'
