lucky paratrooper

[charliegolf]

Evening Standard.

Details (https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-soldier-survives-15000-foot-fall-parachute-fails-open-b945324.html) (banter)

Should read, "British paratrooper has minor injuries after carrying out a textbook emergency procedure".

Journos eh?

CG

[SASless]

Good thing the wind was not blowing hard....he could have been dragged back out and hurt himself falling off the roof to the ground.

[charliegolf]

Would SF guys/gals pack their own gear?

CG

[PAXboy]

he was lucky that a neighbour was a registered Nurse and was quickly on site.

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/524x532/para_aacdf3cd5d32741368fe0a99f74a51a6739a8c69.jpg
Probably a candidate for the Caption thread ...

[alicopter]

This is a very lucky man and a very happy "landing"!!! Something to tell his grand-children!!! Prompt recovery to him, he must have looked Death in the eyes.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jul/12/paratrooper-falls-through-roof-california
Landing in the kitchen... I hope the home owner does not have the same dishwasher as some ppruners, he could have got infected!

[Fortyodd2]

Probably a candidate for the Caption thread ..

Have you had an accident at work?? :eek:

[NutLoose]

Good the floors brown, that’ll hide some of the stains.

[Ninthace]

Are those socks regulation?

[treadigraph]

Ooph... a cup of tea would be nice.

[treadigraph]

Did your life flash before your eyes?

No, but your wife's bits did as I passed through the bedroom...

[SASless]

House guests always seem to wind up in the Kitchen.....but usually through the front door.

[Ninthace]

Never mind all that. He is indoors! Has he got his mask on?

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!]

It depends on how much he got out. Maybe it was enough to slow him down a little and the roof did the rest (not that that wouldn't hurt mind). I saw a double malfunction on video of Bridge Day and the guy had a streamer and landed in the river. AFAIK it was a survivable event

I mean, who lands like that without a parachute and lives?

you'd be surprised, there was the Lancaster rear gunner Nicholas Alkemade, and then there are the ones who do it on purpose like the guy with the two nets and the four cranes, and the guy in England with the helicopter and the cardboard boxes

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!]

Think how bad it would have been without the knee pads

[visibility3miles]

It partially opened. Obviously enough to help, but he was going fast enough to smash straight through clay roof tiles.

Ouch!

[gulliBell]

Doesn't get him out of the nine mile run in full kit tomorrow morning.

[The Oberon]

He was aiming for the balcony.

[622]

Wife to Husband "I told you you should have not painted that red cross on the roof for the England game!"

[GeeRam]

I hope he went and bought some lottery tickets afterwards......:ooh:

That photo above with the guy standing over him reminded me of the scene in Battle of Britain film when Edward Fox crashed through the greenhouse roof and the young lad rushes in to get the cigarette box to hand him a fag, and he replies "Thanks awfully ole boy"

[RickNRoll]

Evening Standard.

Details (https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-soldier-survives-15000-foot-fall-parachute-fails-open-b945324.html) (banter)

Should read, "British paratrooper has minor injuries after carrying out a textbook emergency procedure".

Journos eh?

CG

The odds of him dying were much higher than the odds of him living.

[ShyTorque]

Classic example of the term “meat bomb”.

Lucky to survive, though!

[ORAC]

Lucky it was in California - in Texas he might have been shot for trespass….

[Jhieminga]

He'll still get sued by the homeowner for property damage and emotional distress...

[NutLoose]

Not if we claim diplomatic immunity and whip him out of the country... :ugh: