Near death Jeff: how to respect pain

Sword swallowing, lying on beds of nails, breathing fire - it was once all in a day's work for retired Fakir performer Jeff Walshe.

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Most of us avoid death - for obvious reasons. But some people toy with it, for fun or work or just the applause of a crowd. Marty Smiley meets one such daredevil, who after years of putting his life on the line has actually died - twice.

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Published 7 March 2019 9:10pm

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Near death Jeff: how to respect pain

Sword swallowing, lying on beds of nails, breathing fire - it was once all in a day's work for retired Fakir performer Jeff Walshe.

Near Death Jeff (The Feed)

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