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>> ferguson decides to land about 80 yards north of his intended target until a sudden burst of wind knocks him back on course. >> all of a sudden, it was like i got a big gust of wind from my backside. almost like a downdraft. like just pushing down on me. >> ferguson is heading directly for the trailer, parked inside the drop zone, which is used to pick up jumpers once they land. >> i got fixated on the trailer. and when you get fixation, nine times out of ten, youre going to hit what youre tr...

On their fifth jump of the day, they decide to ratchet up the adrenaline to try one of the most dangerous formations a flock can perform. its called the stack. >> its when you get a number of wing suiters actually flying one over top of the other. you can only see whats in front of your eyes. so you have a hard time seeing the people behind you. you have to rely on those people to do the right thing and not fly into you. definitely, a large risk whenever a stack goes wrong. >> but all seems okay...

Good-bye. >> a fellow sky divers cell phone records stapleton as he plummets to earth. hanson races to her friend. >> dont move, craig. dont move. >> i was 100% sure that he was dead. >> hanson drops her helmet cam to the ground. >> what is your name? >> craig stapleton. >> where are you? >> the drop zone in the [ bleep ] wine field. >> amazing, stapleton is breathing and conscious. but does he have lethal internal injuries? >> im allergic to penicillin and iodine. >> are you allergic to morphin...

>> i was watching, just please clear, please clear. >> stapletons reserve parachute is so tangled, it cant help the primary chute slow down his fall. >> im at 1,200 feet and ive got a few seconds to think about whats important. >> about to land in a vineyard, a fellow skydivers cell phone records stapleton as he plummets to earth. hanson races to her friend. >> dont move, craig! dont move! >> i was 100% sure that he was dead. >> hanson drops her helmet cam to the ground. >> whats your name? >> c...

Is so tangled it cant help the primary chute slow down his fall. >> i am at 500 feet and i have got a few seconds to think about what is important and say good-bye. >> a fellow sky divers cell phone records stapleton as he plumts to earth. hand ton races to her friend. >> dont move, craig. dont move. >> i was 1700% sure that he was dead. >> hanson drops her helmet cam to the ground. what is your name. >> craig stabel on the. >> where are you? >> the drop zone in the [ bleep ] wine field. >> amaz...

>> bland immediately turns his attention toward the safety of his team members who start reforming around him. >> i need to make sure i am aiming myself back towards the drop zone to make sure im safe and to make sure everybody else gets back. i consider that my responsibility as the person on the bottom. >> but as quickly as bland reorients himself, unbelievably, it happens again. another pocket of dead air, and another midair collision. this time, two different wing-suit fliers. as they tumble...

I look down. maybe i should just land there. >> ferguson decides to land about 80 yards north of his intended target until a sudden burst of wind knocks him back on course. >> all of a sudden, it was like i got a big gust of wind from my backside. almost like a downdraft. like just pushing down on me. >> ferguson is heading directly for the trailer, parked inside the drop zone, which is used to pick up jumpers once they land. >> i got fixated on the trailer. and when you get fixation, nine times...

>> their team has been jumping out of planes all morning. on their fifth jump of the day, they decide to ratchet up the adrenaline to try one of the most dangerous formations a flock can perform. its called the stack. >> stacking is basically when you get a number of wing suiters actually flying one over top of the other. you can only see whats in front of your eyes. so you have a hard time seeing the people behind you. you have to rely on those people to do the right thing and to not fly into y...

Australia. january # 12 2007 hes getting ready to head up again and joking from behind the camera with his next passenger scott. ready to go? >> all set. >> did you see my left one? >> no. >> good. >> good because his last jump hadnt been perfect. thats when he got his first surprise of the day. his main parachute developed a tension line as it unfurled. >> it created it right here. >> youre always prepared for your main parachute. about every 1,000 jumps that happens. >> he cutaway the main par...

Tried to rescue american photo journalist luke somers and south african hostage pierre korkie. they were being held by the al qaeda group in the arabian peninsula. they say the navy seals team hiked six miles from their drop zone and were spotted just 100 yard away from the militants compound. thats when a feergs firefight broke out. u.s. officials say one terrorist immediately ran inside the compound and then shot the hostages. the navy seals were able to evacuate somers and korkie and a u.s. m...