Sometimes heroes are made 10,000 feet in the air.
A team of four skydivers set out for what they thought was a typical jump. It was a beautiful day and the conditions were perfect for an epic experience. No sooner had they begun their descent when they encountered a life-threatening situation.
With the camera rolling, one of the skydivers collides with a teammate and accidentally knocks him unconscious.
Prior to the harrowing incident, the skydivers are seen in the video getting ready for the jump.
They are all experienced skydivers and seem confident and assured in the video. You can definitely sense their excitement and adrenaline rush before the jump. Skydiving might seem like an individual sport but it is one that relies on a strong team bond.
According to skydivecarolina.com, a team that communicates is a team that is successful.
‘Skydiving is an intimate sport. You spend more time on the ground than you actually do in the sky. Therefore, it is incredibly important to be on a team with people you get can along with, accept criticism from, joke around with, and be motivated to be better for the sake of the team as a whole.’ – skydivecarolina.com
The collision happens without warning.
The two skydivers are seen in the video slamming into each other. One skydiver goes limp and starts to freefall.
He spins out of control and is completely helpless.
He continues to fall at a high rate of speed. The cameraman jumps into action and dives toward his teammate in an attempt to grab hold of him.
He makes contact and grabs his teammate’s reserve parachute.
His precision dive to save his teammate is extraordinarily heroic. The calm reaction of the cameraman is all caught on video.
With one pull of the reserve parachute, he saves his life.
The sky rescue got over 800,000 views on YouTube and received support and praise for the hero skydiver.
“That’s a genuinely heroic moment. Ultimate adrenaline rush. I’d be his friend for life after that,”
“Imagine you’re paralyzed and there isn’t anything you can do but listen to the silent quietness and you’re falling and your friend pulls your parachute for you and saves your life.”
“That was a purely selfless act, and he even risked his own life saving his friend. The fact that someone like this exists gives me hope.”
Everyone knows that skydiving is an adrenalin-fueled sport that has risks.
Luckily for everyone involved, one teammate kept calm under pressure and turned a potentially catastrophic event into a seamless rescue.
‘Parachute malfunctions; around one in 1,000 parachute openings don’t go to plan, with various known malfunctions. Injury on landing; if tandem students, for example, fail to lift their legs up for landing, they can take the impact through their ankles. Injury during freefall (usually when jumping with other people, at high speeds, and accidentally taking a knock)’ – theskydivingcompany.com
Now watch this incredible video to witness the amazing rescue in the sky.
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