Man blasted for using jet pack to fly through arch at Durdle Door beach

A tourist has been blasted for his “incredibly dangerous” stunt at a UK attraction that dates back hundreds of millions of years.

A daredevil who used a jet pack to fly through the arch at a popular UK tourist attraction has been blasted for his “extremely dangerous” stunt.

The thrillseeker was caught on camera hovering above the sea off the Dorset coast using the “flyboarding” gadget.

He then flew straight through the Durdle Door, a famous landmark on Britain’s UNESCO World Heritage Jurassic Coast.

The stunt was captured by a ranger for the Lulworth Estate which owns the stretch of coast.

The ranger was standing on top of the cliff and said the smell of fuel from the jet pack was “overwhelming” and the nose of it was “deafening”.

A daredevil used a jet pack to fly under the arch at Durdle Door, UK.

Durdle Door has been the scene a several stunts this summer, most notably people climbing to the top of it to jump 60m into the water.

Recently, a social media star was forced to apologise after she graffiti-tagged her Instagram handle on the 180 million-year-old ancient white-chalk cliffs at the Durdle Door.

Alexandra Milam’s graffiti was exposed by a volunteer who shared a photo on Instagram of her efforts to clean the precious soft rock that had been defaced by visitors.

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Milam, 24, later said she “felt awful” about having defaced the precious landmark.

A spokesman for Lulworth Rangers said they were fed up with people abusing the historic site for social media likes.

A local authority said the site was 'not a playground to abuse'.

“Sadly this year we are seeing increased exploitation of our beloved site,” he said.

“From the horrific scenes of tombstoning, more and more people are using the iconic arch to make a viral sensation.

“This time a group have caused not only extreme danger, but also noise disturbance to beachgoers and fuel pollution to our pristine waters.

“Recently we’ve had kite-surfers with drone pilots turning up at 5am, kayakers appearing during Storm Francis and countless others climbing to the top of the arch.

“Not only does this put themselves and our emergency services at risk but it exploits the natural World Heritage Site as a playground to abuse, rather than respect.”

Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset in the United Kingdom. Picture: iStock

The spokesman added: “This summer was challenging enough, and stunts like this just make us despair as to what will happen next.

“Just because Durdle Door is there, doesn’t mean you should jump off, climb up or fly through it.

“This exploitation is a sad reflection of how we value nature; a commodity to promote ourselves with no regard for the environment.”

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced wit permission