Russian lived to tell the tale – or rather watch it back on YouTube – after a layer of snow cushioned his fall full story ![]()

A daredevil BASE jumper plummeted 1,000 feet to the ground after his parachute got tangled. Not only did he live to tell the fail, but he recorded it with his helmet-cam.
nydailynews.com (2 days ago)
This is the moment a base jumper who leapt off a cliff had an extraordinary escape after his parachute opened backwards leaving him to fall 1000 feet to the ground.
telegraph.co.uk (2 days ago)
"At that point I thought I was going to die."
usatoday.com (2 days ago)
A base jumper walked away with just minor scratches after his parachute opened backward, sending him falling 1,000 feet to the ground -- and the entire ordeal was caught on video. A camera attached to Matthew Gough's helmet recorded his fall from the edge of a cliff in Lake Garda, Italy. Gough, 25, jumped off the cliff and floated briefly before smashing into rocks, bouncing...
foxnews.com (2 days ago)

A California man is lucky to be alive and walk away with only minor injuries after his parachute failed and he hit the ground at 30 miles per hour following a 8,000-foot jump. Craig Stapleton, 51, of Lodi is a 25-year veteran skydiver with over 7,000 jumps under his belt.
nydailynews.com (2 months and 8 days ago)

Craig Stapleton plans to skydive again after falling to earth at 30 mph.
abcnews.com (2 months and 11 days ago)
Skydiver Craig Stapleton spun out of control and plummeted to the ground when his parachute and backup chute broke.
cnn.com (2 months and 10 days ago)

Daredevil Dilys Price (pictured), from Cardiff, the world's oldest woman skydiver, nearly died when her parachute became twisted.
dailymail.co.uk (1 month and 3 days ago)

The 220 Polar Plunge participants raised $35,000 for Special Olympics Nebraska.
journalstar.com (2 months and 30 days ago)
A skydiver has died after his parachute malfunctioned in the middle of a jump at Skydive DeLand in Volusia County Wednesday evening.
orlandosentinel.com (14 days ago)
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