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Skydiver survives 10,000ft fall to ground

By T.K. Randall
August 16, 2009 · Comment icon 7 comments

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A skydiver has survived a 10,000ft plunge when his parachute failed to open after jumping from a plane over Shropshire, England. Paul Lewis, 40, landed on the roof of an airfield hangar where he was rescued by firefighters.
Paul Lewis, 40, jumped from a plane and plummeted through the air before crashing on to the roof of a hangar at Tilstock Airfield in Whitchurch, Shropshire.He was rescued by firefighters and treated for head and neck injuries, before being airlifted to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, in Stoke-on-Trent.


Source: Telegraph | Comments (7)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Samuronin 15 years ago
Amazing!!
Comment icon #2 Posted by jesspy 15 years ago
Lucky If at first you do not succeed the sky diving isn't for you......
Comment icon #3 Posted by Bill Hill 15 years ago
I'm alive? I I can't die, I'm God-like.... no.....that's not accurate, I am A GOD.....
Comment icon #4 Posted by Ashiene 15 years ago
Hope this isnt like Final Destination where death comes in another, more gruesome, form if you escape it once!
Comment icon #5 Posted by stargazer123 15 years ago
He did the right thing by cutting away but really nothing you can do once your reserve fails. There have been a few people that survived skydiving accidents like that but it is a rare occasion both chutes fail. Hmmm I still never let anyone pack my rigs for me and I always check the lines repeatedly and meticulously. Poor dude.
Comment icon #6 Posted by Still Waters 15 years ago
Ouch!........he was lucky.
Comment icon #7 Posted by Samuronin 15 years ago
Who knows, maybe he has a rock like body


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