Reveller "nearly died" falling down waterfall at Beat-Herder music festival after ignoring 'do not enter' sign
This was the moment when a man in his 30s "nearly died" when he fell down a 20ft waterfall while filming a video clip during Beat Herder music festival.
Video (click to play above) shows how a reveller fell off some rocks and took a ‘terrifying tumble’ down a waterfall.
Matt Horsfall, 39, scaled the waterfall at Dockber Farm near Sawley in the Ribble Valley while attending the Beat-Herder music festival on July 21 last year.
He said he had ‘a few drinks’ and ignored a 'do not enter' sign which warned of "sharp rocks" and said the "water is poison" to pose for a video.
But he took a terrifying tumble when his foot slipped and Matt found himself plunging to the rock-strewn water below. Luckily he survived and escaped serious injury, walking away with just a bruised back and a sore wrist.
"I nearly died,” said Matt, who lives nearby and works in hospitality.
"It was very painful and I was really worried but luckily I could walk around a few minutes later. I really ought to have gone to hospital though - my wrist still twinges.”
Matt added: "I'd had a few drinks and thought it was funny but it really wasn't. Signs are for your own safety: please take note of them."