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Man survives terrifying skydiving mishap
The skydiver cut himself free after his reserve parachute snagged on the plane's tailplane, damaging the stabilizer; 17 parachutists were preparing for a 16-way formation jump.
- On Sept. 20, a skydiver's reserve parachute snagged on a plane wing over Tully Airport in Queensland, leaving him dangling as video released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and obtained by Storyful shows.
- During the formation exit, the reserve parachute handle snagged on a wing flap as seventeen parachutists prepared a 16-way formation jump from 15,000 feet.
- The jumper cut himself free with a knife while dangling from the aircraft, then deployed his main parachute and landed with minor injuries.
- Damage to the tailplane prompted an ATSB probe, which released footage showing the parachute wrapped around the tailplane and damaging the horizontal stabilizer.
- Footage circulation by Storyful alongside ATSB releases widened attention to the incident, showing multiple angles of the parachute release and the man being thrown over Tully Airport.
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