An adrenaline junkie fractured his skull and needed two major surgeries after he attempted a world-record "death dive" from an Australian waterfall, writes dailymail.co.uk.

Vali Graham, 21, suffered horrific injuries after he leapt from the top of Minnehaha Falls, a 42.5metre cliff, in the NSW Blue Mountains on June 11. He has undergone multiple operations and weeks of rehabilitation after the dive.

Footage of the death-defying stunt showed Mr Graham gearing himself up at the top of the waterfall on a rock ledge before he jumped off and performed an acrobatic twist in the air on the way down.

Unfortunately he landed in an awkward "pike" position when he hit the water. The impact knocked him out, fractured his skull and back, caused a concussion and burst his eardrum. He had a safety team of several "spotters" at the bottom of the waterfall who jumped in the pond to assist him. Incredibly he came to in the water and managed to swim, assisted, to the edge and pull himself onto solid ground despite his extensive injuries.

The Newcastle, NSW native was rushed to hospital where he underwent emergency surgeries. The stuntman provided an update to his followers a couple of days later letting everybody know he was, eventually, going to be fine.