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I think slamming into the ground face-first at 50 mph would be a pretty good indication that that was not in God's plans for me, and would refrain from any future attempts.
SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. - Shayna Richardson was making her first solo skydiving jump when she had trouble with her parachutes and, while falling at about 50 mph, hit face first in a parking lot.
Although badly hurt, she survived — and doctors treating her injuries discovered she was pregnant. Four surgeries and two months later, Richardson said she and the fetus are doing fine.
"Just this last week we went and saw the doctor and we've got arms, we've got legs. We've got a full face. The baby is moving around just fine. The heart rate looks good. So not only did God save me but he spared this baby," she said.
Richardson, 21, of Joplin, Mo., was skydiving in Siloam Springs on Oct. 9 when her main parachute failed.
"I heard a snap and I started spinning and I didn't know why. I didn't know what to do to fix it. I didn't know how to make it stop," Richardson told Fort Smith, Ark., television station KFSM.
She cut away her primary chute so her reserve could deploy, but it didn't open all the way. She spun out of control, heading straight for the asphalt below.
"At the end I said, 'I'm going to die. I'm going to hit the ground. I'm going to die,'" she said. "I don't remember it. I don't remember hitting the ground. I don't remember the impact or anything that came with it."
Rescuers got her to a hospital in Fayetteville, where Richardson underwent surgery. She broke her pelvis in two places, broke her leg, lost six teeth and now has 15 steel plates.
"I went into the first surgery where they cut me from ear to ear and they cut my face down and they took out all the fractured egg-s ed bones and put in steel plates," Richardson said.
During treatment, doctors found that Richardson was pregnant, which was a surprise to her. She said she would not have jumped had she known.
"To hit the ground belly first — that's dangerous. I mean at any stage of pregnancy that's dangerous. That's not something you want to do let alone at 50 miles per hour," Richardson said.
Her fall was videotaped and Richardson said she was able to watch it, without qualms.
"I wanted to watch it," said Richardson. "And the whole reason I'm comfortable with watching it because I know how it ends."
Richardson said her due date is June 25. She plans to make her next parachute jump in August.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051213/...diver_s_plunge
she is one lucky girl.
I think slamming into the ground face-first at 50 mph would be a pretty good indication that that was not in God's plans for me, and would refrain from any future attempts.
I went skydiving for my 21st and ended up vomiting in my (then)boyfriend's car afterwards. Damn, it was great.
I've gone skydiving a few times. The last time I went the chute of the guy behind me didn't fully deploy, and his reserve got tangled up with the main. He came down right on his coccyx pretty fast and ended up spending a couple of days in the hospital, but was okay.
noway in will you find me on a plane let alone jumping out of one
After she gives birth to that baby she may change her mind about jumping again. Being responsible for another person's life is a little harder than being young and carefree and saying FU to the world by jumping out of planes anytime you damn well please.
"During treatment, doctors found that Richardson was pregnant, which was a surprise to her. She said she would not have jumped had she known."
I saw that part. I was responding to the part where she said she would jump again right after the baby was born.
I'm surprised the baby didn't fly out when she hit the ground.
thats wrong funny but wrong
how is your mom midge?
Finally out of the hospital so now she just has to wait until they heal.
well i hope she feels better soon.
SKYDIVERS ARE ING CRAZY. Have fun.
A parachute is a last-resort ONLY. At no point would I want to rely on my safety devise for sport. That's like getting in a car crash for the fun of smashing into the air bag.
hey don't knock it 'till you've tried it!
Man I'm planning on going skydiving for my birthday in a couple of months (never done it before but I've always wanted to), I don't wanna read stories like this...
Actually the woman in question was on one of the local morning shows today, caught it right before I went out for a job interview. There's some noticable facial damage, but nothing horrible. To hit ASPHALT at fifty miles an hour and not only survive but not lose your baby? This has got to be the luckiest human being on the planet.
Inbreeding makes strong babies!
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there was a video of the actual fall, anyone know where to see it?
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It's a blast. It's also mentally the single hardest thing I've ever done. It's also expensive.
Are you doing a tandem jump (strapped to somebody else) or solo?
If he's never done it before, it will be tandem. You are required to make a certain number of tandem jumps before you're allowed to go solo. And I don't think you can meet the requirement in one day.
I saw her interviewed on the news last night. She was a cutie before the accident, but that fall really messed her up. Poor thing! I can't believe she wants to do that again!
Tandem, assuming I can screw up enough nerve to do it. Skydive San Marcos seems pretty reasonable...$169 for a jump according to their website, with a DVD of the jump for an extra 89 bucks.
To be honest, I'm just afraid I'll get up to al ude, get strapped in...and then choke, bunjee jumping scared the out of me the first time I did it.
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