An acrobatic couple have been criticized for performing a one-handed headstand inches away from a cargo plane on a beach infamous for low-flying jets, fownews.com freports in the following article:
Performers Oleg Kolisnichenko, 36, and Yuliia Nos, 25, appear to be just feet away from the aircraft in the daring snap on Maho Beach, on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The duo, who have been performing together for three years, were eager to take the souvenir snap having just reached the end of a cruise.
The well-timed snap, taken last month, has since been criticized by those on social media, not only because the stunt was risking their lives, but the lives of hundreds of others.
Each year thousands of tourists flock to Maho Beach to watch planes fly in and out of Princess Juliana International Airport. The beach is extremely close to the runway, and directly under the flight path of aircrafts passing just 30 meters above ground.
Last year, a 57-year-old New Zealand tourist died after being blown back and suffering serious head injuries from a jet blast. And despite local authorities warning the public not to stand in the path of such blasts of departing aircraft, many still hold onto the fence which separates the beach and the runway.
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