The upside down surfer

Acrobatic Dulip Kokuhannadige, 22, has been attracting waves of admirers to the beach to see him surf while standing on his head. Sri Lankan-born Dulip, who moved to Bournemouth three years ago, can ride a wave in his eccentric topsy-turvy style for up to 15 seconds before it breaks and flips him over.



He said: "I can stay up for the duration of a good wave which can take me all the way onto the beach. My face doesn't get too wet until the wave breaks, then the water does go up my nose. I have found people paying me a lot of attention because of my headstands. I don't like showing off but I get lots of people coming to watch."

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