Video shows skydiver’s miracle escape after chute caught on plane

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Guest authors

The video, shot from on board VH-DVS over Tully, Queensland, on 20 September this year, shows jumper Adrian Ferguson’s reserve parachute inadvertently deploying after it snagged the handle as he was leaving the plane, causing him to be blown backwards.

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