Man miraculously walks away from horror fall at cheese rolling event

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2 days ago

A man who took a brutal fall down a steep hill in his bid to win a wheel of cheese has said he would not allow anyone he loves enter the competition following his 'near death experience.'
22-year-old Ty Loerzer Fitzjones has gone viral on social media following his hair-raising drop down a 180km slope at Gloucerstershire last week.
Ty travelled from London to compete in the cheese rolling event in Gloucestershire, with the aim for competitors to beat the course record for fastest descent after a 7lb wheel of Double Gloucester. A man who took a brutal fall down a steep hill in his bid to win a wheel of cheese has said he would not allow anyone he loves enter the competition following his 'near death experience.' Pic: TikTok
Contestants try to get to the bottom of Cooper's Hill before the cheese, which travels at speeds of up to 100km.
Speaking to The Sun following his horror fall, Ty detailed how he had no game plan other than having a chinstrap sewed onto his hat so he wouldn't lose it.
'I just went barreling off down the hill,' he told the publication, 'I started running, thinking, 'This is easy, I'm beating everybody,'! but then I lost my footing and suddenly there was a big drop, and that's when I thought, 'Oh dear, this is not what I planned.'' @dailymailuk Replying to @Sonia Jarman Is he ok? 😅 A new angle has captured up-close the moment a man lost control and went flying down Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire – in very dramatic fashion. 🎥 Caters #cheeserolling #fall #cheeseroll #gloucestershire #cheese #news ♬ original sound – Daily Mail UK
Ty recalls that the next thing he remembered was waking up in a hospital bed three hours later and 'everything was a bit fuzzy.'
Following a CAT scan and some tests, doctors were shocked to report that Ty had just suffered a few scratches and bruises.
The young man was discharged without pain medication and headed to a pub nearby where attendees at the cheese rolling event were surprised to see him.
Speaking to The Sun, he admitted that he can laugh about it now, but noted it wasn't funny for his friends and family.
'It's my first near death experience,' he revealed, 'I definitely would not do cheese rolling again. I wouldn't let anyone I love do it either, it's really dangerous and people are injured every year — it's not safe.'