'As soon as I was in the air, I thought 'Get me down from this.'
Daniel Trearty, 20, from Glasgow's Summerston, recently bungee jumped off The Riverside Museum to raise funds for Homeless Project Scotland, which providesDaniel, who volunteers with the charity and hands out teas, coffees and hot food at the soup kitchen, said that though the challenge was 'horrific', it was worth it.
"Originally my mum tried to talk me out of it, saying I'll break my neck and all this. You know how mums are, and I was very unsure about doing it myself, to be honest. "I thought I'd raise maybe a couple hundred, but it's been a lot more. Seeing people donate feels amazing. "So, doing this jump and working with the charity is great. It feels rewarding to be able to just help others."
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