Man dies after falling from Mission Impossible cliff in Norway
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Preikestolen, known in English as Pulpit Rock, is a cliff in south-western Norway overlooking the Lysefjord.
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ROGALAND, Norway - A man has died after falling from a 604m-high cliff in Norway that featured in a Mission Impossible film.
Preikestolen, known in English as Pulpit Rock, is a cliff in south-western Norway overlooking the Lysefjord. It is one of Norway’s most famous mountain hikes and sees more than 300,000 visitors a year, according to the country’s official tourism website.
Ms Nina Thommesen, police attorney for the Sor-Vest police district, confirmed that a man in his 40s had died on June 3. She said the man was travelling alone and was found with his phone and ID. He has not yet been officially identified, but the police say they are “reasonably certain” of his identity.
“The police are investigating the case as a fall accident,” Ms Thommesen told CNN. “We have no assumptions that anything criminal has happened.”
Two witnesses were questioned on June 3, including one who saw the incident happen. He explained that the man slipped and fell.
Although it is “the most iconic natural landmark in Norway”, according to the non-profit which manages the site, Preikestolen grew in fame when it was featured in the sixth Mission Impossible film, starring Tom Cruise.
It was used as a filming location – doubling for Kashmir – in Mission: Impossible – Fallout for an action sequence at the end of the 2018 film, where the film’s two central characters fall off the cliff.
For the premiere of the film, 2,000 people hiked 4km to the cliff to see it projected by lasers at night. Cruise praised the premiere, calling it “the most impossible screening” of the film.
The film was expected to have a positive impact on the area and local tourism, according to the Preikestolen non-profit, who work to preserve the area and keep it safe for visitors. CNN
