Skydiver Survives Mid-Air Collision (with other jumper) And Impact With Ground

[joeg215]

The entire video is pretty intense.

Heres the despcription:

"At 2,500 feet, my jump partner flairs his canopy causing it slow down rapidly. I entangle with it and he cuts away. Unable to fly a ball of nylon effectively, I impact a cornfield breaking my pelvis, back and neck causing instant paralysis. As I lay waiting for help, spinal shock begins to set in paralyzing my diaphragm and breathing on my own becomes impossible. Rescue breathing is performed as I lose consciousness. Paramedics arrive and I'm med-flighted to UW Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin where I awake days later after surgery and begin life as a quadriplegic. It's taken me four and a half years to be able to watch this video.

Stupid Hurts"


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[rdsnk46]

I like it best when the plane has landed on the ground before I get out.

 

[03Sssnake]

ouch....

.......And he ain't gonna jump no more.

 

[glhs422]

Wow. Chills.

 

[Buddy17]

hope to do my second skydiving adventure early next year.....therefore, i will not be watching this video lol

 

[Superhawk2002]

He is correct by his title -- stupidity hurts. He is lucky he didn't kill him and his friend. There is a reason for seperating once you open your parachute. Intentionally flying in that close proximity is just asking for it.

I have over 50 jumps in, almost all military. It is right there on top of my most intense adrenaline moments ever. Nothing beats it, esp at night. It is one of the biggest reasons I miss the Army. If you have never had a chance to jump out of a plane, you should definitely put it on your life's bucket list.

 

[TBCobra]

Quadriplegic wow that is horrible. Never going skydiving.

 

[Sapperstang]

He is correct by his title -- stupidity hurts. He is lucky he didn't kill him and his friend. There is a reason for seperating once you open your parachute. Intentionally flying in that close proximity is just asking for it.

I have over 50 jumps in, almost all military. It is right there on top of my most intense adrenaline moments ever. Nothing beats it, esp at night. It is one of the biggest reasons I miss the Army. If you have never had a chance to jump out of a plane, you should definitely put it on your life's bucket list.

If you're talking about military static line jumps, skydiving is not much of a comparison. About the only thing the two have in common is that you're jumping from a plane with a parachute. It pretty much ends there.

But I do agree with you. I am both a licensed skydiver and a former paratrooper. :rockon:

 

[REPCobra10]

I like it best when the plane has landed on the ground before I get out.

This...:beer:

I feel really bad for the guy! This video is another reason why I'm too big of a sissy to go skydiving...:nono:

 

[sprstr1000]

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[ponyboyisaac]

That was pretty intense. God bless those people who helped him and "breathed for him".

 

[Planter]

Quadriplegic wow that is horrible. Never going skydiving.

:dw: your chances of being hurt or killed while skydiving are pretty damn low.

504 fatalties in the past 8 years. that's not a whole lot.

Skydiving Fatalities - Fatal Skydiving Accidents and Statistics

average of 63 per year.


you have a better chance of getting run over by a car while walking on the sidewalk, or getting killed in a car accident

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problems on your end, cause it worked just fine me.

 

[Xx_Black-out]

:dw: your chances of being hurt or killed while skydiving are pretty damn low.

504 fatalties in the past 8 years. that's not a whole lot.

Skydiving Fatalities - Fatal Skydiving Accidents and Statistics

average of 63 per year.


you have a better chance of getting run over by a car while walking on the sidewalk, or getting killed in a car accident

You're stats are kinda skewed. Yes, getting killed would be bad....but becoming a quadriplegic would be even worse! The number of seriously injured during skydiving aren't in that "508" I'm guessing.

 

[Planter]

You're stats are kinda skewed. Yes, getting killed would be bad....but becoming a quadriplegic would be even worse! The number of seriously injured during skydiving aren't in that "508" I'm guessing.

how are my stats kinda skewed?

here are so more accurate stats.

Skydiving Safety

 

[MassCobra]

Wow, watching that video was very intense.

 

[motoman991]

I'd rather be dead than a quadriplegic.

 

[94venomV8]

how are my stats kinda skewed?

here are so more accurate stats.

Skydiving Safety

Also keep in mind though that being hit by a car is taken out of total population and sky diving accidents is taken out of a lot smaller number of people. Example: If 508 people died out of a total 5000 jumps per year thats a 10% chance.

Do you know the percentages? Just asking not being a smart ass

 

[Ducci]

That was crazy.

I've always wondered though, if you weren't so lucky and die in a skydiving accident like that, does your life insurance cover you still?

 

[joeg215]

Also keep in mind though that being hit by a car is taken out of total population and sky diving accidents is taken out of a lot smaller number of people. Example: If 508 people died out of a total 5000 jumps per year thats a 10% chance.

Do you know the percentages? Just asking not being a smart ass

It's probably a pretty small percentage. Plus there are more dangerous jumps than others. This guy was doing something very dangerous.

That was pretty intense. God bless those people who helped him and "breathed for him".

I was incredibly impressed on how calm he was. That "breathe for me" line was crazy.

 

[sprstr1000]

Why wont vid play for me