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To each other. >> wind turbulence and vibration is normal at that altitude and inevitably, it causes tandem teams to break up. >> everything moved so different. you're dealing with turbulence, even from the air hitting your friends. >> but this is about to be one bad break up. >> when we broke off, two guys went to one side. me and another guy to another side. >> in the confusion, ivandro manages to locate one of his friends. >> i could see that he saw me, too. so, i flip head down, again, and put both of my legs behind me and then i pick up a lot of speed. so, i'm going very fast towards him,...

>> it was alan and he's one of my best friends in the world. i got right on it and started spiralling two of them. they were in a wrap. it kind of looked like a bi-plane. it was two parachutes like this together. >> chutes that are tangled can't function properly. now both sky divers spin out of control, 9,000 feet above the ground. and allen has another problem. the lines of the other man's chute are wrapped around his neck. >> it's what we're called a wrap. your parachute is open but someone else's parachute is wrapped around you. in that case, the person who has the parachute wrapped and yo...

Than three dozen skydivers attempting a world record, but the risks climb even higher when two skydivers find themselves in a life threatening downward spiral. october 1994, 18,000 feet above davis, california. a group of skydivers is determined to make it into the record books. their goal? build a 46 parachute diamond or canopy and then separate and land safely. it will hold more eight skydivers than the world's best of 38. after three years of planning, this morning is their last test before the next day's big jump. >> jump, jump, clear. >> skydiving cameraman, brian scott, tapes the practic...

Where i've got out of them. this one here where the winds happened to catch me at the wrong time. i had to make some really fast decisions. and obviously, it didn't pan out the way i wanted it to. i was hoping to miss it, but i didn't miss the trailer. >> april 30, 2011. high above colorado's fremont county airport sky diving instructor tommy ferguson is preparing for his third and final jump of the day. >> i had already put out two loads of students. the day was going great. this was my third jump that day. i tell the other two jumpers that i will film them coming out. >> ferguson gets out on...

That's the only thing you can think of. i don't know if he's conscious. i don't know if he knows what's going on at this point. >> orlando remains conscious, but he and the plane are still in grave danger. orlando's own camera is still recording. >> there was a lot of tension from the canopy pulling. i didn't realize it was open, i just felt the tension so i tried to hold on with my hands until the pull was so strong where couldn't pull. it wasn't until i looked up and saw the plane there that i realized this isn't normal. this is not good. we have to do something about it. >> all sky divers c...