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Videos Of Parachuting Accidents Reveal The Many Dangers Of Skydiving

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Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner aborted his plan to break the sound barrier earlier this week due to strong winds.  

The 43-year-old wll make a second attempt to complete his 23-mile parachute jump tomorrow morning.  

But safety still comes first.  

As these skydiving fails will show you, parachuting can be a dangerous sport. Especially without the proper training and precautions.   

Everyone in these videos survived and lived to tell their tale. But not all divers are as fortunate

An 80-year-old grandmother nearly falls out of her harness during a tandem jump from 10,000 feet. The instructor manages to hold on her to legs before landing to safety.



A parachute breaks away from the diver while falling 125 miles per hour. His reserve chute opens, but his bad luck continues when he lands on power lines suffering third degree burns.



A skydiver survives a 5,000 foot fall by landing on blackberry bushes.



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