Highest suspension straitjacket escape

According to Official Guinness Records,

Scott Hammell (Canada), escaped from a regulation straitjacket, whilst suspended by a rope hanging upside down below the basket of a hot air balloon travelling at a height of 2,194.5 m (7,200 ft) over Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, on 13 August 2003. The rope from which he was tied to hung 15.24 m (50ft) from the basket.

For a complete list of 2003 records, please visit 2003 Guinness Records in United States.

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