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'Spider-Man of Yemen' dies falling into volcanic crater

  • The "Spider-Man of Yemen," 30-year-old free-climber Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, has died after falling into the Hardah Dam volcanic crater while climbing without safety equipment.
  • He was well known on social media for daring acrobatic stunts, and video of the fall has been widely circulated.
  • Yemen's Civil Defence praised a hazardous recovery operation by its water rescue team that retrieved his body from the crater.
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