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Grandma's Skydive Goes Wrong
- Published_at:2012-05-26
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:GV Medias
- tags: Birthday, Skydive
- description: SHOCKING video appears to show a reluctant OAP skydiver desperately hanging by a single strap on her instructor's harness in a tandem jump gone horribly wrong. The footage claims to show an 80-year-old wannabe daredevil - named Laverne - pulling out of her tandem jump at the last minute. Strapped to an instructor the panicking OAP clutches onto the the plane - refusing to go through with the dive. The instructor eventually pushes her out of the plane as her harness comes loose - with potentially deadly consequences. The pensioner is left desperately clinging onto the instructor as the pair hurtle towards earth at 125mph. In one dramatic scene the teacher grasps onto the woman as she threatens to slip out of his grip and to certain death. The whole dangerous sequence - which emerged on theChive.com website - is captured on film by a separate jumper who is seen at one stage attempting to help. But some viewers have cast doubts on the film speculating that it could be a stunt. They point out that the woman does not appear to have any skydiving gear on -- or even a helmet. In the video before the jump Laverne reveals it is her first dive and she has been planning it for a decade. The footage is believed to have been filmed in California however it is still unclear when it was shot. Technical officer at the British Parachute Association - Tony Butler - said the pensioner could have easily slipped out of the harness. He said: "She was very close to slipping out. 'You can see from the video the instructor was trying to get to the harness and cling on to it. The person with the video camera was also trying to help. "It looks that she is a pretty frail and light woman which would have helped.' "At the start of the clip she is reluctant to jump and they were in a bad position with her holding onto the door frame as they left the plane "Things like this have happened in the United States before and there have been two fatalities. "There has never been a similar incident in Britain, and safety checks here are a lot more rigorous." At the end of the video the woman lands safely and is filmed lying on the ground apparently uninjured.
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| 2012-05-30 | 7,005 | 7 | 13 |
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