Skydiver falls 1166yards with broken parachute...

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  • ACoochy
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 08-19-09
    • 13949

    #1
    Skydiver falls 1166yards with broken parachute...


    A skydiver on a charity jump survived a over half a mile plunge with just a broken ankle after her two parachutes failed to open.
    Zoe Sievwright, from Dundee in Scotland, was in trouble soon after leaping from the plane, when her first chute failed to open.
    Her second chute then became tangled and she ended up corkscrewing towards the ground.
    The 29-year-old fell 1166yards, landing in a boggy field.
    She was able to put herself in a recovery position before rescuers found her suffering from just a broken left ankle.
    Ms Sievwright was taken to hospital for surgery on her ankle and she is said to be traumatised but recovering well.
    "I was searching for toggles to pull but there weren't any," she was quoting as saying in Britain's Daily Mail newspaper.
    "I didn't think I was going to make it — I thought I was dead. I braced for impact and I don't really remember what happened after that."

    She needs to go buy some lotto tickets after this...
  • babyjesus
    SBR Wise Guy
    • 03-17-11
    • 994

    #2
    wow, 8 lives left..
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    • stevek173
      BARRELED IN @ SBR!
      • 03-29-08
      • 27598

      #3
      Death don't like being cheated. This will end worse now.
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      • pavyracer
        SBR Aristocracy
        • 04-12-07
        • 82840

        #4
        What's a boggy field?
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        • McCarthyFam
          SBR MVP
          • 07-06-11
          • 1700

          #5
          Originally posted by stevek173
          Death don't like being cheated. This will end worse now.
          can't wait for final destination 5, looks awesome!
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          • stevek173
            BARRELED IN @ SBR!
            • 03-29-08
            • 27598

            #6
            That eye thing coming down on that girl is just ****** up...yeah, looks decent.
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            • ACoochy
              SBR Posting Legend
              • 08-19-09
              • 13949

              #7
              Originally posted by pavyracer
              What's a boggy field?
              Basically in climates where it rains most of the year the fields become muddy (boggy), hence she landed in a boggy field (90% of scotland is basically one big boggy field as its almost always overcast or raining)...
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              • pavyracer
                SBR Aristocracy
                • 04-12-07
                • 82840

                #8
                Originally posted by ACoochy
                Basically in climates where it rains most of the year the fields become muddy (boggy), hence she landed in a boggy field (90% of scotland is basically one big boggy field as its almost always overcast or raining)...
                That explains why she survived. The field was like a giant sponge and absorbed the impact.
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                • ACoochy
                  SBR Posting Legend
                  • 08-19-09
                  • 13949

                  #9
                  Originally posted by pavyracer
                  That explains why she survived. The field was like a giant sponge and absorbed the impact.
                  To a degree that is correect but still theres a degree of luck also that cant be denied...
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