A 25-year-old marine engineer died while doing a reverse bunjee jump as the latch of his safety belt snapped near Bannerghatta National Park, 25 km from here, police said today.

"Chennai-based V Bhargava fell headlong from a height of over 40 feet when the latch of his safety belt snapped while trying a reverse bungee jump at the adventure zone called Paintball Arena yesterday," District Superintendent of Police B A Mahesh said.