Watch this daredevil plunge off a rock into 40ft waterfall

This video shows the terrifying moment a daredevil jumped from Alberta's Lundbreck Falls, a notoriously dangerous Canadian beauty spot where several people have died in the past.

Colin Ross, 31, recorded his friend, Chris Mezei, 33, taking the daring 12-meter plunge into the churning waters before returning to the surface unscathed.

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The pair were on a "life affirming adventure" in which they were "embracing life", reports CBC News.

The local police told CBC that although the stunt was dangerous, it was not illegal as there are no signs in the area warning against jumping.

"Without a sign, it's not illegal, said Const. Sean McKenna with the Crowsnest Pass RCMP.

"Locals say it's dangerous because the rocks are hidden," said McKenna. "If you take a shorter jump you could hit rocks, plus the undertow is strong."

For Ross and Mezei, their adventures were about breaking bad habits and embracing life.

"It was liberating for him," said Ross.

But he quickly adds: "We're not trying to promote people jumping off the falls or anything ... bad things have happened to people there."

A kayaker was killed at the park when he intentionally plunged over the falls in 2010.