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A homeless Florida man jumped from a 50ft bridge into a river after a $20 banknote blew out of his hand.

Mark Giorgio, 47, of Palmetto, leapt into the mile-wide Manatee River and swam 100 yards to reclaim his money, reports the Herald Tribune.

He was fished from the river and taken to shore by a passing Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission boat.

"I got my money back, hell yeah," a soaking wet Giorgio said as paramedics checked his pulse. "Twenty bucks is a lot of money when you're broke."

Giorgio said he lost the bill - worth about £10.50 - while counting his money as he walked across the bridge.

He suffered a couple of cuts and refused medical treatment after his jump.