Man sets himself on fire for charity

A need to give back has became more than a burning desire for one northside man.

Boondall's Dan Logovik said he dislocated his shoulder while zig-zagging to avoid the flames during an on-fire fundraising stunt at the Gold Coast Stunt Academy to help Bat Conservation & Rescue Queensland who rescued a bat for him and his wife.

'My hook is get the bats off the endangered species list by trading places with them,' he said.

He had already done a challenge as a knife thrower's assistant and was using items off his bucket list  to raise $5000 for the organisation and retire before he got too injured, Mr Logovik said.

Raising awareness of bats was also important, he said.

'Because of their role as long range pollinators without bats there would be no koalas and no rainforests in 30 years.

'Even without money at least I can explode a few myths about bats,' Mr Logovik said.

Now aged 39 he had been crossing off his bucket list since 26 and had raised $500 so far on his campaign, he said.

'The conservation people have been very grateful but they're the real heroes; my friends say 'you're crazy'; my wife has learned not to raise an eyebrow and I've learnt to tell the rest of my family afterward,' Mr Logovik said. Not repeating himself and taking measured risks was key, he said.

He would take dares from the public, Mr Logovik said, but he doubted his new daredevil status would stay secret for long.

'The arm in the sling is a bit of giveaway'.

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