palstev 2 #1 March 18, 2004 Just noticed that a skydiving incident will be showcased on CNN. Anderson Cooper's show 360 will air it tonight at 7pm edt. Anyone know more about it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kid_Icarus 0 #2 March 18, 2004 I heard about an incident with a new jumper and a helmet cam sending him/her into uncontrolable spin and unable to recover. Is this the one? ________________________________________ "What What..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,584 #3 March 18, 2004 New jumper wearing a helmet cam?Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #4 March 18, 2004 a quick search on cnn.com yields a story dated 3/15 about a skydiving fatality in Australia. The reason it got so much attention was it was the daughter of Britain's Minister for Europe. The article mentions a "tangled parachute" (singular) in one paragraph and "her parachutes malfunctioned" (plural) in another. No mention of a camera, but it does say she was an experienced skydiver, not a newbie. Elvisio "dan rather, I ain't" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozthebum 0 #5 March 19, 2004 Just saw the preview for the segment and the voice-over said "She fell 14,000 feet without her parachute and managed to survive...." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antithesis 0 #6 March 19, 2004 I just heard another preview that said... her parachute failed her... What she learned may help you survive.. Can't wait to see this one Oh.. it looked like a tandem too... I travel the land, Work in the ocean, Play in the sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DownWind 0 #7 March 19, 2004 Just finished. Seems her main did not open, she attempted 3 times. Reserve was deployed, but she put herself into a spin by only pulling down one toggle. She exited the airplane on a two way. Hit the ground doing 80mph put her in a coma. After recovery she did a tandem. Pretty good story, she actually mentioned that her accident was not indicative of the sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antithesis 0 #8 March 19, 2004 I guess that it wasn't a tandem.. Did anybody catch what the malfunction was? All I got was that the main parachute failed to open cough, cough, Bullshit!! Glad that she made it though I travel the land, Work in the ocean, Play in the sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #9 March 19, 2004 Sounds as if it may be the article that was on the cover of People magazine last year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #10 March 19, 2004 Quotea quick search on cnn.com yields a story dated 3/15 about a skydiving fatality in Australia. The reason it got so much attention was it was the daughter of Britain's Minister for Europe. The article mentions a "tangled parachute" (singular) in one paragraph and "her parachutes malfunctioned" (plural) in another. No mention of a camera, but it does say she was an experienced skydiver, not a newbie. Elvisio "dan rather, I ain't" Rodriguez Read here__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
