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Joe Chivers returns to footy after a skydiving accident left him in a wheelchair

WARNING: This story deals with the topic of suicide

Joe Chivers's first tandem skydiving experience became memorable for all the wrong reasons when the parachute carrying him and his instructor collapsed and the pair plummeted 30 metres to the ground. 

The 21-year-old was blown off course during the jump over Hobart in 2019 and he crushed his L1 verterbrae on landing before being dragged across the ground.

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