Bonneville High School graduate goes viral after falling off stage during graduation

IDAHO FALLS — A section teen has gone viral aft purposely falling disconnected nan shape during Bonneville High School’s latest graduation.

Jory Andersen, 18, said his graduating people wasn’t allowed to do a elder prank, truthful instead, Andersen decided to bargain nan spotlight during his graduation astatine nan extremity of May. Video of Andersen shows him connected nan shape astir to person his diploma. He’s celebrating by moving pinch his hands successful nan aerial moments earlier he trips himself, tumbles disconnected nan shape and his headdress falls disconnected his head.

Andersen said he and his friends talked astir “tripping (or) making a scene” astatine nan ceremonial but he said his friends backed out.

“In nan backmost of my mind, I was for illustration really hilarious would it beryllium if I did it but fell disconnected nan shape and cipher knew,” Andersen told EastIdahoNews.com. “None of my family knew. … I told a fewer teachers and … nan kids that were sitting correct adjacent to me.”

He besides called his relative correct earlier and told him to grounds erstwhile he was connected nan shape but he didn’t opportunity why.

“It was nan scariest point ever. The shape is precocious too. It was for illustration 5 feet 5 inches tall,” Andersen said. “It was a large fall. I was reasoning really americium I going to autumn disconnected this without getting hurt? It was nerve-racking.”

After falling disconnected nan stage, video shows Andersen get backmost connected his feet and jump onto nan stage. He past turns to nan crowd and throws his hands up arsenic nan assemblage cheers for him.

Before taking a dive, Andersen asked nan 2 group he was sitting by if they’d salary him if he did it, and they said yes.

“I ended up pinch for illustration $30,” he mentioned. “It was funny really galore group told maine (afterwards) they would’ve paid me.”

Andersen’s sister shared nan video of her brother’s autumn connected TikTok but Andersen didn’t expect it to spell viral. The video had complete 14.8 cardinal views arsenic of Monday evening. He’s besides been featured connected respective news agencies astir nan country.

Andersen knows there’s been a mixed consequence from viewers who’ve watched nan video but he said nan antagonistic comments don’t fuss him.

“It was truthful worthy it,” Andersen said.