than 300 pounds and they're held by only half a parachute. for 40 seconds, the two fall help leslie out of control. >> breaktime, i thought that i was going to die. i think i was almost surprised when i hit the ground. >> another pilot who was on the ground rushes toward where they land. >> the girl ran pass med and said you better dial for an ring for an ambulance. two parachutes in a wreck and they've jut hit the ground. and i said, how bad? and she said, got to be the worst. >> they hit the ground at about 25 miles an hour. jerome lands on his side and amazingly, he's conscious. >> after i hit the ground, i opened my eyes and saw the grass, which i was very happy about. and then i sat up and had a look at the other parachutist and saw that he was more seriously injured than i was so i started calling for help and started check my extremities and wiggles