Dane Searls (22 February 1988 – 25 November 2011) was an Australian

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rider. He created Giants of Dirt . He died 25 November 2011 after an unsuccessful attempt to jump into a swimming pool from a balcony in

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, landing on his head and back, at a party for him jumping the dirt ramp. He suffered traumatic head and back injuries, Searls died at Gold Coast Hospital in Southport, Queensland, Australia.

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