Paraplegic athlete Rohan Sims is the first in Australia to bungee jump off a roof at SkyPark, Cairns

Brave wheelchair-bound athlete plunges off a 50-metre high ROOF in his chair in nationwide bungee first: ‘I’m in tears, you’re so brave’

• An Australian athlete has down a 50m bungee jump off a roof in his wheelchair 
• Paraplegic athlete Rohan Sills’ daring plunge was the first of its kind in Australia 
• A slanted roof was created at the top of SkyPark’s bungee tower in Cairns 
• Rohan did his first jump at the park last year but wanted to take it further
• He was told he wouldn’t walk again after a workplace accident in 2019 
• Rohan can’t jump without his chair as it would stretch the metal pins in his spine 

By Louise Allingham For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 21:32 EDT, 9 May 2022 | Updated: 21:32 EDT, 9 May 2022

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