Danger in the Extreme
“He spun so fast now that his vision was a blur of flashes of blue sky, then dark earth. It all seemed to blend together.
Frank saw the trouble his brother was in, but he’d already opened his chute. There was no way he could dive down to help. He watched in shock as Joe fell like a stone, growing smaller and smaller in the distance.
Joe was falling so fast now that he saw black spots in front of his eyes—he was about to lose consciousness. He had to do something, anything. Digging into the pocke...t of his jumpsuit, he found his pocketknife.
The freezing wind tore at the knife, trying to rip it from his cold fingers. He got the blade open and reached overhead to the tangle of cords.
Blindly he started cutting. The blade went through the cords one and two at a time. Joe had no idea if he was cutting lines to the reserve or the main chute. He only knew he was going to hit the ground any second now.
He sliced through another cord. He felt something give way. Looking up, Joe saw his reserve chute rip away.MoreLess
Frank saw the trouble his brother was in, but he’d already opened his chute. There was no way he could dive down to help. He watched in shock as Joe fell like a stone, growing smaller and smaller in the distance.
Joe was falling so fast now that he saw black spots in front of his eyes—he was about to lose consciousness. He had to do something, anything. Digging into the pocke...t of his jumpsuit, he found his pocketknife.
The freezing wind tore at the knife, trying to rip it from his cold fingers. He got the blade open and reached overhead to the tangle of cords.
Blindly he started cutting. The blade went through the cords one and two at a time. Joe had no idea if he was cutting lines to the reserve or the main chute. He only knew he was going to hit the ground any second now.
He sliced through another cord. He felt something give way. Looking up, Joe saw his reserve chute rip away.MoreLess
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