David Kirke’s old chums found the peaceful circumstances of his death last month — in bed, at age 78 — paradoxical. “He could have been killed at least 20 or 30 times many years ago,” his friend ...

David Kirke, a flamboyant thrill-seeker who performed — and more important, survived — what is widely acknowledged as the first modern bungee jump, died Oct. 21 at his home in Oxford, England. He was ...

The Great Bungee Company has launched its “Be the First” Auction, a charity campaign offering someone the first ceremonial jump at its new bungee jumping site. This is more than just a first jump.

David Kirke, the inventor of bungee jumping, has died at the age of 78, a friend of his family told The Independent. In a resurfaced 2019 interview, Mr Kirke told ITV News that he covered his face ...