Skydiver survives 10,000ft fall
A skydiver survived a fall of 10,000ft without a single broken bone when his parachute failed to open.
Paul Lewis, 40, crash-landed onto the roof of an aircraft hangar, which is believed to have flexed and saved him from severe injury or death.
After his landing Mr Lewis was saved a second time when he rolled towards the edge of the hangar roof – and the twisted canopy of his reserve chute, which had also failed to open properly, snagged on bolts, saving him from a further 50ft fall.
He had been filming a pair of fellow skydivers performing a tandem jump when he pulled his parachute release cord at 1,000ft and nothing happened.
He then yanked the cord for the reserve chute, but it only partially opened, sending him spinning towards earth at a dizzying speed.
Experts estimate that he was falling at about 30ft a second when he hit the hangar roof, at Tilstock Airfield in Whitchurch, Shropshire. He was rescued by a fire crew and airlifted to University Hospital of North Staffordshire where he was treated for head and neck injuries. Doctors say he is likely to make a full recovery.
An ambulance service spokeswoman said: ‘On arrival at the scene crews found a man who was on the roof of an aircraft hangar.
‘The man is reported to have fallen approximately 1,000 feet, spiralling to the ground following a 10,000-foot skydive.’
Thanks to the Daily Mail.
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