A THRILL-SEEKER lost his life after his parachute failed to open in time and he crashed to the ground.

The base jumper’s friend landed safely moments after his pal — identified locally as a 50-year-old German — died instantly after hitting rocks at the back of the sandy beach Monday.

Distressing footage taken by an onlooker showed the horrific sequence of events leading up to the tragedy in the Portuguese fishing town of Nazare, famous as a surfing destination where world records have been broken.

A man thought to be the third base jumper filmed standing by the pair that leapt off the edge of the cliff, could be heard yelling: “No, no” as he witnessed what had happened before shouting out to the survivor in English, “Are you OK?”

A woman, also speaking in English, could be overheard saying, “Oh my God.”

The dead man’s chute only opened after he hit the ground.

The incident happened just after midday at Praia do Norte in Nazare — North Beach in English.

Leading Portuguese daily Correio da Manha said the victim was a 50-year-old German. Officials confirmed he was a foreigner. (SD-Agencies)