2006-09-26 09:53:01 · 12 answers · asked by GABE_1 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Both Robert Leeds main and backup chutes failed to deploy yet he landed in a muddy field without a scratch
Tang Lee Ping Kuala Lumpur: In February of 2001 Tang Lee Ping of Malaysia fell 1,500 meters after her main and back-up parachutes failed to open. She woke up three hours later in a nearby hospital. Her injuries were minor (only bruises). She attributed her survival to God and a soft landing area.
Arch Deal Cypress Gardens, FL: In June of 1975, Arch Deal made a skydive as part of a promotional stunt for Channel 8 News. His parachute failed to open and he fell 3,000 feet into "loose soil" in an orange grove. Spectators found him there alive thirty minutes later. Deal returned to skydiving and has made 4,500 jumps since his accident, many of them as head of the Miller Brewing Company's skydiving team.
Joan Murray Charlotte, North Carolina: In September of 1999, Joan Murray's main parachute failed during a jump from 14,500 feet. Her reserve opened at around 700 feet, but then deflated. She landed in a mound of fire ants, whose stinging may have helped keep her heart beating. In a coma for two weeks, she was well enough to head home six weeks later. She returned to jumping in July of 2001
2006-09-26 10:04:57 · answer #1 · answered by Chris C 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes this happened to a Flight Engineer in the Royal Air Force during World War 2 - his aircraft was on fire when he bailed out over Germany without a parachute and he survived after crashing through some pine trees into the snow.
Sorry I can't remember his name - but I assure you that it is true.
Steve
2006-09-26 10:17:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm...no. Logan Hunztberger on Gilmore Girls jumped off a cliff and his parachute didn't open, but he survived...however considering that's a TV show I wouldn't try it.
2006-09-26 09:58:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely you intend to do it even as your previous so that you'll ruin better on impact, you may live on some seconds in wonder and in no way able to breath because you've punctured both lungs some situations. you would pay interest to the fall, severe instinctive concern till you hit, per chance a minute or 2. you may bypass out tho once you've respiration issue from destiny situations.
2016-12-02 03:03:18 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The person jumped out of the plane before it took off, though.
2006-09-26 09:58:17 · answer #5 · answered by CaptainObvious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i heard about a guy, his chute didn't open, he hit the grown, bounced twice and lived. but i didn't hear his name...
2006-09-26 10:02:49 · answer #6 · answered by areyousure 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes i have heard of such things happening
2006-09-26 09:56:09 · answer #7 · answered by Ðêù§ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
peggy hill
2006-09-26 09:56:05 · answer #8 · answered by buffysummers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shayna richardson...and she was pregnant!
http://www.katv.com/news/stories/1205/285517.html
2006-09-26 09:57:19 · answer #9 · answered by whoanelly00 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not personaly but its has hapened befor
2006-09-26 09:55:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋