Human Interest Australian Man, 20, Dies After 98-Foot Fall Into Sinkhole After Allegedly Attempting Handstand The 20-year-old fell from a railing at Australia's Mount Gambier city on Saturday night By Jason Hahn Jason Hahn Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los Angeles Bureau as a writer and reporter in 2017 and interviewed the likes of Kobe Bryant, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Brady. He has a B.A. in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University. He previously worked for Complex Magazine in New York City. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 14, 2020 04:32PM EST Photo: Facebook A 20-year-old man in South Australia died on Saturday when he plunged 98 feet into a sinkhole after allegedly attempting a handstand, according to local reports. The man — identified as Bradley Streeter — was on a viewing platform at the Cave Gardens sinkhole in Mount Gambier on Feb. 8 when he fell into the cave, 9 News reported. Emergency personnel were called to the area just before midnight, South Australia Police said, and his body was reportedly retrieved after 3 a.m. the next morning. Limestone Coast LSA inspector Campbell Hill told Australia’s ABC News that a roping set-up was used to recover Streeter from the popular tourist spot. “It’s one of the focal points of the Limestone Coast,” Hill said of the sinkhole. “It certainly is a tragedy.” While police did not publicly reveal details about the moments leading up to the accident, Streeter was allegedly performing a handstand on the viewing platform’s railing just before falling in, a family friend told The Advertiser, citing police. “I loved him. He was my heart, my mind, my soul,” Streeter’s mother, Marianne Streeter, told the outlet. “He was my sword and my shield.” The tragedy comes two years after the death of Streeter’s father, Country Road Funerals, the family’s local funeral home, said in a post to social media. “He was such a loud personality that I think even if people didn’t know him very well, he imprinted on them extremely well,” family friend Liz Anne said of Streeter. Teen Rock Climber Survives 500-ft Fall While Hiking in Oregon: ‘He’s in Good Spirits’ Alamy Streeter’s social media posts showed he had a passion for cars and motorbikes, and he routinely parted out vehicles and sold the items on Facebook. Anne told The Advertiser that Streeter had hoped to have a career as a mechanic. “He probably had 10 different motorbikes over the last few years, all off-road ones,” she said. “Then he got into his four-wheel-driving; he loved his camping and he loved his fishing as well,” Marianne added. Student, 20, Falls 150 Feet to Death While Hiking with Friends in Upstate New York The family has set up a donation page to raise funds for Streeter’s funeral. “Due to the sudden loss of this young man his family are still trying to come to terms with this as well as the stress of finding the money for his funeral,” a description reads. “No one should ever have the heartbreaking choices of burying their child. Our family’s devastated but together we will remain strong.” RELATED VIDEO: Woman Falls Off 50-Foot Hawaiian Waterfall As the New York Post notes, in 2005, a 21-year-old man fell 33 feet into the Cave Gardens sinkhole when he lost his footing while trying to get closer. He experienced facial injuries, as well as a broken arm and leg. In 2011, two men illegally climbed into the sinkhole and had to be rescued. One of the men was injured and needed to be airlifted out on a stretcher, while his friend needed the help of a ladder, the Post reported. Both were taken into police custody.