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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130106:22:13:00

I was surprised when i hit the ground. another pilot rushes to where they hit the ground. the girl ran past me and said you better dial for an ambulance. two parachutes were in a wreck and have just hit the ground. i said, how bad? she said, it has 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, saw the grass, which i was very happy about. and then i sat up, had a look at the other parachutist and saw that he was more seriously injured than i was, so i started calling for help. i started checking my extremities. i wiggled my toes and both my feet, my fingers, my wrists, my elbows, my shoulders. a few people were surprised i was talking. speaking to a lot of people afterwards that actually witnessed it, they said they expected a double fatality from ....

Jerome Lands , Wasnt Worth It ,

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130106:22:11:00

Parachuting championships. jerome s team gets ready to jump. all week long the team s jumps have gone smoothly and safely. we finished competition two days before, and we were just here doing fun jumps. on the last jump a teammate s helmet captures the action. an excited jerome gives the thumbs-up. 13,000 feet in the air, jerome leaps from the plane and begins his 120-mile-an-hour plunge to earth. generally the parachute open smoothly, and it is quite comfortable. i was flying my canopy downwind at the time. but moments later something goes wrong. when i felt a thump, i was stunned to that point i knew i had been involved in a collision with another parachutist. i was still in freefall. ....

120 Mile An Hour , Parachute Open ,

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20121130:11:10:00

They position close to each other. woosh, the plane appears to fly between the skydiver s legs. then watch how the two maneuver so the skydiver seems to touch down, yes, on top of the plane. oh. look at that. and perhaps their final most daring stunt, the plane goes into a twisting free fall, and then the pilot pulls up just in time to cross paths with the parachutist as he hits the ground. see, personally, me, i enjoy kind of watching that. it was a little disturbing to me, made me uncomfortable, but there s no way that i would really want to be part of that just because i m not. i don t need that adrenaline. i m high on life. i don t need the, oh, i m almost going to die. congratulations. i made it. all took place in the skies over the czech republic, another event, sponsored by red bull. just leak the guy yes. who did the free fall from how many miles up. so there are braver souls out there than you and i. i m glad they re alive to tell ....

On Top , Free Fall , Czech Republic , Red Bull ,

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121021:23:15:00

but moments later something goes wrong. when i felt a thump, i was stunned to that point i knew i had been involved in a collision with another parachutist. who was still in free-fall. another jumping who has just released his parachute crashes into jerome. i looked and i had purple around my face. my parachute is black and white, so i knew it wasn t my parachute. a bystander captures this on amateur video. moments after the two men collide, they are 1500 feet above the ground and jerome is trapped in a tangled web of cords from the other jumper s parachute. he s unable to move, unable to see and unable to free himself. i could feel myself spinning rather quickly. and i was aware of the other parachutes below me. i don t know what i was waiting for, i was just just there. we were spinning. together the two weigh more ....

Wasnt My Parachute , Amateur Video , Black And White ,

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121021:23:16:00

Than 300 pounds and they are held by only half a parachute. for 40 seconds the two fall helplessly out of control. for a brief time i thought that i was going to die because i was going to be surprised when i hit the ground. another pilot rushes to where they hit the ground. the girl ran passed me and said you better dial for an ambulance. two parachutes were in a wreck and have just hit the ground. i said, how bad? she said, it has 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, saw the grass, which i was very happy about. and then i sat up, had a look at the other parachutist and saw that he was more seriously injured than i was, so i started calling for help. i started checking my extremities, i wiggled my toys ....

Out Of Control , Girl Ran , Jerome Lands ,