Barefoot water-skier pulled by helicopter to break world record

Examiner Tuesday 8th March, 2011

? A new water-skiing world record was broken Monday thanks to some assistance from a helicopter. Mexican water-skier Fernando Reina Iglesias hit the water of Acapulco Monday with the intention of breaking a barefoot skiing record. The businessman held on to a rope that was attached to a low-flying helicopter and took to the waters of his hometown. The top speed reached was 153 miles per hour, smashing the 22-year-old record that was set in 1989 by an American named Scott Pellaton. The previous record reached a speed of 135 mph. Acccording to NDTV, "We reached a speed of 153 miles per hour in our second attempt. We had to abort our first attempt because the helicopter was going up and pulling my feet out of the water. So, we succeeded in breaking the Guinness Record in our second attemp...

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