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Caught on Camera: Paragliding Takeoff Goes Wrong
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,…...
Skydiver, 35, explains how she survived horrifying 10,000ft plummet without an open parachute
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…...
Cheadle man thought his 'time was up' after falling down well
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (946+ words) Jonno Stubbs suffered several injuries after he fell down the well in Cheadle, Staffordshire A man who survived a 30ft (9m) fall down a well has been reunited with the firefighter who rescued him, months after fearing he would not make it…...
Paragliding World Cup participant dies at event in Sopot
1+ week, 4+ day ago (164+ words) БНР Новини Paragliding World Cup participant dies at event in Sopot Wednesday 9 September 2026 09:09 Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 09:09 A paraglider taking part in the Paragliding World Cup in Bulgaria has died in an accident in the Balkan Mountains, BGNES reported. The athlete fell…...
Harrowing Video Shows Skydiver Fall 10,000 Feet After Being Knocked Out Cold And Still Miraculously Survive
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…...
Woman Falls Unconscious from a Height of 3,000 Meters Without a Parachute—and Survives
1+ week, 5+ day ago (204+ words) Experienced skydiver Holly Wiffen lost consciousness during a jump from an altitude of 3,000 meters and fell toward the ground without a parachute. Surprisingly, she survived—and hopes to resume her hobby soon. Holly Wiffen knows she is incredibly lucky to…...
Skydiver escapes death after being knocked unconscious in mid-air
1+ week, 6+ day ago (61+ words) thetimes.com Skydiver escapes death after being knocked unconscious in mid-air Holly Wiffen was struck by a fellow jumper at 12,000ft but survived with a broken leg and fractured spine after a tree broke her fall £1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access…...
Watch a 213-MPH Boat Launch Into the Air, Flip and Crash at Lake of the Ozarks Shootout
2+ week, 4+ day ago (395+ words) Footage of a boat catching air at 213 mph (343 km/h) has gone viral, showing it flipping violently and crashing into the water. The incident occurred at Lake of the Ozarks last weekend and left the driver seriously injured. The video was…...
Couple plunge 330ft to their deaths in each other's arms after bungee jump blunder
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (571+ words) An engaged couple plunged more than 300ft to their deaths in what should have been an exhilarating tandem bungee jumping experience, but instead turned into a devastating tragedy. Bungee jumping is an extreme sport loved by countless thrill-seekers, in which a…...
Dad's sheer terror of seeing his son in cable car dangling from a wire 900ft up
4+ week, 1+ day ago (249+ words) Irfan, then just 17, was stuck in a cable car hanging by a wire 900 ft above ground in the Allai valley near Battagram, northern Pakistan....