Video: Falling 12,000ft to earth and survives

13 Feb 2007

This video shows British skydiver Michael Holmes falling to earth after his parachute failed to open, saying goodbye to the camera once he realised his fate was sealed, and hitting the ground. Amazingly, he survived! Even conscious enough to have a chat. Wow.

Posted by Firda on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 5:08 PM

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