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re: The women thrown off a bridge in Brazil was still alive when help got to her
Posted on 6/16/26 at 10:59 pm to Lsupimp
Posted on 6/16/26 at 10:59 pm to Lsupimp
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she fell 3,000 m (10,000 ft) while strapped to her seat and suffered numerous injuries including a concussion, broken collarbone, and a torn knee ligament.
I’ve seen worse than that in a game of backyard football.
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Posted on 6/16/26 at 11:03 pm to La Place Mike
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There are at least 4 people confirmed to have survived a fall without a functioning parachute.
You forgot Peggy Hill
Posted on 6/16/26 at 11:11 pm to The Boat
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You forgot Peggy Hill
I didn't. Ai did.
Posted on 6/16/26 at 11:19 pm to La Place Mike
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Joan Murray — ~14,500 ft
Experienced skydiver whose main and reserve parachutes failed in 1999.
Survived by landing on a mound of venomous red ants, whose stings triggered an adrenaline surge that kept her heart beating.
Required 20 surgeries and 17 blood transfusions.
So how much did the reserve even while spinning slow her down before final drop from 700 feet. 700ft is still a lot regardless.
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Murray was left with a long way down to the ground, traveling at a speed of a whopping 80 miles per hour, according to Tuko.
Despite how most of us would've started screaming, crying and saying our last prayers, Murray remained calm and pulled the toggle for her reserve parachute.
Alas, while it opened, Murray was still spinning and so the parachute became tangled, failing as a result.
She was subsequently left 700 feet away from the ground - there's reportedly a 50 percent chance of survival if falling from 48 feet, which reduces to zero if above 80 feet.
This post was edited on 6/16/26 at 11:38 pm
Posted on 6/17/26 at 2:09 am to stout
What was the bungee cord anchored to?
Posted on 6/17/26 at 7:32 am to stout
I wouldn't see it's certain that she was alive.
They lean extremely heavily in favor of assuming you're alive if it's unclear if you're alive.
Also, even if she was alive, she (hopefully) was unconscious.
They lean extremely heavily in favor of assuming you're alive if it's unclear if you're alive.
Also, even if she was alive, she (hopefully) was unconscious.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 9:03 am to stout
Next time I go bungee jumping in Brazil I will keep this in mind
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