my instructer died
By savypat
@savypat (20216)
United States
February 3, 2009 10:35am CST
Can you think of a worse situation? this young man was a parachute student, on his first jump he and his instructor jumped out of the plane attached together. On the way down the instructor became unconscious. The parachute was still falling
rapidly toward the earth. The young student, who was from the military, assessed the situation, took charge and after several maneuvers landed them both safely. Unfortuntuly the instructor had died and the student could not revive him. What would you have done, after the first panic?
2 responses
@jakill (835)
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4 Feb 09
I guess my survival instinct would take over, as it must have done for this young man. But what a terrifying situation. You say the parachute was still falling rapidly. I wonder if that means he still had to pull the rip cord. I wonder how long it took for him to realise his instructor was out of it. How dreadful for the student. As for the instructor. If it's the moment you have to die, what a way to go.
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@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
3 Feb 09
What an incredible story, Pat! I hope I'd have the presence of mind to do as that student did. I usually don't panic until a situation is all over, then I go to pieces!
