BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: CallumHowlett/BNPS

Pictured: The man takes a moment before heading back to safety.

This is the heart-stopping moment a foolhardy tourist almost slips to his death as he walks along a knife-edge cliff-top.

The young man lost his footing as he made his way along the narrow outcrop known as Old Harry Rocks, near Swanage, Dorset.

He landed on his backside and then slid down a grassy bank, with a sheer 120ft drop either side of him.

The man, dressed in a T-shirt and jeans, recovered to his feet and sheepishly turned back towards his mates and the relative safety of the mainland.