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4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (283+ words) Watch this clip where a man’s attempt to take off on a paraglider quickly turns into a hilarious series of crashes. Robert Jane from Close, Hilperton, Wiltshire, was at Chamonix, France, when he recorded the man struggling to get airborne,…...

5+ day, 50+ min ago   (325+ words) Skydiver plummets 10,000 feet after being knocked unconscious mid-jump. At 150 mph speed, she wakes up to see where she was heading: ‘kind of surreal' wegotthiscovered.com Skydiver plummets 10,000 feet after being knocked unconscious mid-jump. At 150 mph speed, she wakes up to…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (877+ words) Holly Wiffen appeared on This Morning to talk about her terrifying experience(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock) A skydiver who survived a 10,00ft freefall after colliding with a fellow jumper mid-air has opened up about her terrifying ordeal. Holly Wiffen, 35, was…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (675+ words) Holly Wiffen, 35, plummeted 10,000ft without an open parachute while skydiving – and miraculously survived the terrifying ordeal above Langar airfield, near Nottingham. Wiffen took part in a group skydiving experience on August 7. The group was doing something called “tracking jump,” which means…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (123+ words) A student from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, who is in the Military Free Fall Jumpmaster Course, prepares to land on Sidewinder Drop Zone at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona March 25, 2026. The students who attended the course…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (120+ words) A military free fall jumpmaster candidate from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School lands on Sidewinder Drop Zone at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona March 25, 2026. The students who attended the Military Free Fall Jumpmaster Course were trained in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (306+ words) Newser Climber's Body Recovered in High-Risk Operation A search for a missing climber in Colorado ended with a risky overnight recovery high on Maroon Peak. Authorities say the hiker, who has not been publicly identified, was found dead on Sept....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (530+ words) Rescuers hoisted an unconscious but breathing climber off Crestone Needle, a difficult Colorado fourteener, after he fell while descending with his group. Search and rescue crews hoisted an injured climber off Colorado's Crestone Needle on Monday after he was seriously…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (260+ words) Firefighter Emily Marsland knows all about the toll being a first responder takes on mental health. “It’s hard to explain how you react to someone’s worst day,” she said. That’s why she’s taking on the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (409+ words) Holly Wiffen, an experienced skydiver, was kicked in the head by another skydiver, knocking her out at 10,000 feet without a parachute. Miraculously, she survived with just a broken leg and fractured vertebrae. Wiffen, an accomplished skydiver with over 425 jumps under…...