Bonfire builders in Larne have said they applied numerous safety procedures before allowing a parachute jump from their bonfire on Monday night.
Asked if he considered the stunt dangerous and reckless, Mr Stewart replied: "Everything is dangerous in life, isn't it?"Mr Stewart also stressed that the organisers ensured that all necessary precautions were taken before they agreed to allow the jump to go ahead to raise funds for charity."We wouldn't have let this guy go up on the fire unless he was harnessed, because we've had to follow these protocols the past three years building these big fires," he said.
A spokesperson for the local council, Mid and East Antrim, said the council was not aware of the jump taking place.
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