Nicolas Galy, 40, died after being struck by the aircraft he had jumped out of seconds before.

  • trash80@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    You would have to be descending pretty fast to catch up and hit a sky diver I would think.

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      7 months ago

      Oh they descend very fast. I’ve gone on plane rides at a skydiving spot, and as soon as the last person is out, the plane nosedive to land as quickly as possible. There’s a good chance you pass the last guy or 2 during freefall, and you land before half of the parachutes do.

      It’s really fun, like a roller coaster drop, but I can definitely see it happening