Rome: new year Tiber plunge!

A new year tradition has been upheld, as several people dived into the Tiber river from Rome's... euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe for your daily dose of international news, curated and explained:http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a Euronews is available in 13 other languages: http://eurone.ws/17moBCU http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/01/ro... A new year tradition has been upheld, as several people dived into the Tiber river from Rome's Cavour bridge. Among those taking the plunge was 62-year-old Maurizio Palmulli, who performed his 26th annual dive before a big turn-out of spectators. He said: "I want to dedicate this dive to the Roman people, mothers and fathers who have children without jobs. I do not want to talk about politics, but I want to wish everyone a happy new year." The event itself has been happening since 1946. It was started by an unemployed lifeguard who was trying to find work as a stunt man. He leapt into the waters from the bridge to advertise his skills Find us on: Youtube http://bit.ly/zr3upY Facebook   / euronews.fans   Twitter   / euronews