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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk

Skydiver dangles at 15,000 feet after parachute catches on plane's tail in Australia

Australia Skydiver - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Australian accident investigators on Thursday released dramatic images of a skydiver’s parachute becoming entangled on an airplane’s tail, leaving him dangling at 4,500 meters (15,000 feet.)

The skydiver, Adrian Ferguson, used a hook knife to cut himself free and sustained minor leg injuries during the incident on Sept. 20 that began at Tully Airport in Queensland state. The pilot and 16 other parachutists on board the Cessna Caravan that day were not hurt.

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