When Base Jumping Goes Wrong

[IDAFC21]

Uh.



Only suffered minor injuries. Good lord.

Daredevil Matthew Gough was base jumping in Lake Garda, Italy when his parachute opened backwards and got twisted and tangled. He floated for a moment and then smashed into the rocks and came tumbling down to the ground. It's absolutely brutal to watch.

"Due to the twists I couldn’t control it, I did the best I could with the situation and tried to avoid the cliff but I didn't have the time or the space to avoid the impact.

When I impacted the first time I started spinning which made the situation worse, the parachute twisted even more before going into a dive and then spiralled towards the ground while I was smashing against the cliff."

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[slowchevy]

you might get burned playing with fire. that's a risk you take

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Paging [MENTION=340]Eagle[/MENTION] about that bet.

 

[RICH17]

This is why I keep my ass on the ground. Fuck skydiving or bungee jumping

 

[The Bluegrass Nomad]

:coolio: that man is lucky to be alive for sure.

 

[greasy]

I chuckled at the poor guy's scream, but man what a SCARY situation! Dude is super lucky to be alive.

 

[slowchevy]

i wouldn't have screamed


just pushed as hard as i could in preparation for dying , and prolly poo everywhere

 

[SWORN]

This is why I keep my ass on the ground. Fuck skydiving or bungee jumping

Amen to that. At this stage of the game, I feel no need to try and do all sorts of crazy stuff.

 

[guspech750]

To each their own.

No fucks given.