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Watch US Army paratrooper ‘one second from death’ as he opens reserve chute just in time after heart-stopping freefall
DRAMATIC footage shows the moment a paratrooper almost crashed to the ground as his parachute failed to open.
The US Army commando freefell for at least 15 seconds before his reserve thankfully inflated just seconds before he reached the ground.
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He almost hits the ground as his parachute fails to open[/caption]
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A heart-stopping clip shows several paratroopers slowly descending through the air after jumping from an Air Force C-130 transport plane flying over Italy.
But one soldier can be seen plummeting much faster than the others as he struggled to open his main chute.
He can be seen hammering towards the ground for at least 15 seconds before he finally managed to release his reserve chute.
The troubled paratrooper then managed to land safely at what is known as the Juliet Drop Zone, which is used by the Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade, according to Task & Purpose.
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Army spokesman Jason Waggoner could not provide information to the outlet on when the incident took place or whether the soldier was injured.
Paratroopers are trained to open their reserve parachutes six seconds after they have realised their main chute will not work.
Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Mellinger told the outlet: “That reserve parachute takes about 400 feet to open, and so that’s a pretty substantial amount of time when you are coming to the ground as quick as that person was.
“There’s a reason they call this hazardous duty.”
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Mellinger said issues with jumps are rare – but soldiers can encounter a number of problems after leaving the aircraft that can stop their chute opening.
This includes being thrown into a spin by bumping into the aircraft or becoming in other equipment.
It comes after a paraglider was seconds from death after BOTH his parachutes failed to open in an aerial stunt gone wrong.
Kevin Philipp plummeted from about 2,600ft over the Pyrenees in Catalonia, Spain, and narrowly escaped death – capturing the whole terrifying fall in a shocking video.
After attempting an advanced “acro-paragliding” trick mid-air, the 34-year-old became tangled in his own lines and couldn’t open his safety chute.
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He hurtled down towards the mountaintops at a break-neck speed.
Miraculously, Kevin managed to pull in his rescue package and rip out the rescue chute manually – saving his own life with not a second to spare.
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