Two experienced skydivers who were taking part in an organized skydiving event in Southern California were killed after colliding midair and plummeting to the ground.
“Skydive Elsinore said the free fall portion of the dive and the opening of the parachutes were normal, but as they were preparing to land, the two skydivers collided at approximately 150 feet above the ground.”
I don’t think they had any time to try to untangle themselves. It takes approximately 3.9 seconds to fall 150 feet.
That must have been horrible. Desperately trying to untangle yourselves while seeing the ground get closer and closer.
“Skydive Elsinore said the free fall portion of the dive and the opening of the parachutes were normal, but as they were preparing to land, the two skydivers collided at approximately 150 feet above the ground.”
I don’t think they had any time to try to untangle themselves. It takes approximately 3.9 seconds to fall 150 feet.
More like, “oh shit, splat”
Four seconds is a long time when you’re about to die.
To experience, yes. To untangle, no.
They collided at around 150ft from the ground. I doubt there was time remaining to “desperately” do anything except yell “fuck!” once or twice.