Jumped again yesterday. Winds were kind of nasty. Seems like I never get awesome jumps anymore...something always goes wrong. 

Soldier in my stick had his V7 (life-vest-bubble/water-wing-type-thing) pop open after a bad exit. It hit him in the head or something and he blacked out up in the air. Luckily he came before before hitting the ground but somehow he (we think) busted his arm and maybe even hurt his neck/back. 

I landed near him and was the first on the scene. He was standing and staggering around. I told him to sit down, checked out his arm, and called for a medic...who told me to get an ambulance and collar.

Sort of made my scraped up arm from landing on a pile of rocks insignificant... 

biffah 
2002-03-20 20:07
good god.......at least he is ok.

 
banzooken 
2002-03-20 20:35 
Scary jumping stories make people (me) who want to jump but are fearful even more fearful... take me jumping? I'd love you forever ;)

Isnt is interesting how other people's problems/misfortunes/mishaps put our own into perspective? Thats always one of the best ways to make me stop being all self pitying... see someone worse off. 
Of course then I feel bad for the other person and get up upset if I cant help, but thats just me. 

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