Base jumpers plunge 1,200ft from skyscraper into pool

The base jumper prepares to take the plunge. Credit: Youtube

An incredible video shows a group of base jumpers take the plunge off a 1,200ft skyscraper into a rooftop swimming pool.

The base jumper prepares to take the plunge. Credit: Youtube/John Van Horne

The three jumpers took it in turns to take the leap off the 330m-high Kuala Lumpur Tower into a nearby hotel pool in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The landing pad - a nearby rooftop pool. Credit: Youtube/John Van Horne

The video shows one of the jumpers take a breathtaking jump over the city at night and land with a splash to cheers from a waiting crowd gathered around the hotel pool on top of the 34-storey building.

Moments before touchdown with a splash. Credit: Youtube/John Van Horne

Jumpers John Van Horne, Matt Frolic and Andy Lewis were in Malaysia for the KL Tower International Base Jump.

The annual event sees base jumpers leap from different towers in the city. The hotel rooftop they landed on was holding a festival honoring the event.