Skydiver FORGETS Parachute, Films Fatal Fall | Last Moments

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[@dorjedriftwood2731]

Little frustrating that you didn’t have anything else that he said to share, or even mention who he left behind or what the fellow jumpers said about the incident. Just your personal prose. Personally I feel if your going to place something like this on your channel you either go big with the darkness or big with the reverence for the person. Just my opinion. It’s just weird to watch a video about an accidental self deletion and come out with “ it was fine”. Why bother??

[@DeeLee-p8c]

😂😂😂😂😂 oh f.....k this is priceless😅😅

[@cindykauffman8294]

Omg....that poor man...😳😭...!!

[@DeeLee-p8c]

@@cindykauffman8294 yeah 😄😄😄😄😄

[@jasontipton8430]

goggles check helmet check altimeter check parachute oh no wow

[@janofb]

This is why, even with hundreds of hours as a private pilot, I still use a check list. I know people at my airport with thousands of hours who have forgotten to pull the elevator gust lock off before taking off for their last flight.

[@ukar69]

Dale Snodgrass springs to mind, a decorated Navy pilot who forgot to remove the control lock of a light aircraft. Making sure the controls are full and free is one of the simplest checks a pilot makes.

[@volvo09]

​@@ukar69 to taxi out to the runway and not feel your controls are locked really shows a lack of attention. He must not have been in his right mind and just went for it.

[@alanwatts8239]

​@@Treps1Checklist checklist?

[@randosavage1459]

​​@@Treps1nah, that's my first task on the list. "Check list." Foolproof.

[@the_lost_navigator]

YB-299 Prototype and a Ford Tri-Motor or Tante Ju come to mind... Respect

[@rockhouse7485]

he quite literally lived the nightmare weve all had

[@LucaDstasio]

I wouldn't exactly say lived..

[@duzehalo]

@@LucaDstasio no, no, he lived the nightmare (and died immediately after)

[@muhdiversity7409]

For years I'd have the dream of falling and just before hitting the ground I'd wake up. I haven't had one of those dreams in decades.

[@Wortnik]

@@muhdiversity7409 Same, it's almost like a weird collective consciousness thing

[@LucaDstasio]

@@duzehalo true true

[@CommanderGouda]

I knew a former skydiving instructor who served in Vietnam and he was a real cool guy. He was an instructor for 32 years before retiring. I’ve never went skydiving and I asked if he ever forgot the parachute (as a joke) and he said “not once, because I never looked at it like skydiving, I looked at it like parachuting so forgetting the parachute wasn’t an option.”

[@perfectgaming788]

Underrated comment

[@sunnystormy4973]

-how in the hell- -could you forget- -your parachute ...-

[@PeterGonet]

Good take on that!

[@kenmvilla]

I never went skydiving either but I was in the 82nd and I have 90 jumps. Many jumps you can be loaded down with so much gear, but the most care and concern goes into your main and reserve parachutes. They're packed and inspected by qualified riggers, checked several times, and even one last time by your buddy before you go out the door. Forgetting your parachute no matter what kit you have is so beyond me I can't imagine it.

[@rv-jn7wn]

​@@kenmvilla90? jumps static line right!?

[@cmoniz905]

I worked with Ivan. He was one of the kindest people you ever met. There is much missing to this story. Ivan worked third shift, he would go to the parachute club in the mornings after getting off of work. He would jump only once or twice, sometimes filming, and then go home. On his second jump of that day he already tried to get on the plane without his parachute, he was tired that day. Why no one checked closely on his third jump is still a mystery. He wanted to leave after his second jump but they asked him to film the tandem jump and he stayed. That is the way Ivan was, you asked him for something and he did it, always helpful. He was a great guy and a talented musician.

[@josephBo]

People are giving him a little bit too much shit. As obvious as something as a life saving parachute would seem to never be forgotten, the human mind is just not built to never forget. We will ALWAYS forget simple things. We are flawed inherently.

[@MarceloLaraM]

Thanks for the information. Such a sad loss, may him RIP.

[@-RizonGaming-]

I don’t ever want to ‘understand’ Ivan, or forgetting one’s own parachute. 🪂

[@savagepowerTeam]

Wow that explains it all coming from a guy who worked second shift and sometimes doing double shifts back to back days sometimes 3 days it can be a killer for anyone then waking up after 5 hours of sleep just to go back and do it again is ruff for anyone.

[@mikemickus7712]

Hey Chris. Yeah, I remember working that shift at NT. It would wear on ya. Say hi to Wayne for me.😊

[@ScottLovenberg]

It's like rock climbing fatalities; it's not the difficult spots and complex knots that will get you killed, it's the mundane stuff that you take for granted like you didn't tie your rope to itself or you're wearing a harness and not clipped in to anything.

[@Sniperboy5551]

Yep, you become complacent. You forget to double and triple-check things. Kind of like how with pilots, most crashes occur with new pilots and old pilots, the rate decreases in the middle.

[@USMCArchAngel03]

How many veteran climbers have died now after repelling off the end of their ropes because they didn't tie a simple knot in the the end? Google it and you'll see story after story.

[@ScottLovenberg]

@@Sniperboy5551 "the bathtub curve". I watch some aviation channels and the "magic number" for whatever reason seems to be about 400 hours of fight time; If you don't make a life ending series of mistakes by roughly that time period, you're probably capable enough to not worry too much.

[@dystopian..]

That’s all true but, YOU FORGET YOUR PARACHUTE WHILE CLIMBING INTO A PLANE YOU INTEND ON JUMPING OUT OF IN TEN MINUTES? C’mon…

[@jimmysmith8231]

I had a friend who fell from height in a climbing gym (autobelayer) because she hadn’t tied into the system - she simply let go and fell almost 30 feet. She spent a month in the hospital and almost two years recovering. We always checked, double checked, and triple checked each other in parachute training in the military and I did the same while climbing because complacency sometimes leads to tragedy.

[@Dilligff]

As someone who lost track of my car keys while physically holding them in my hand, this is why I never had, and never will, skydive.

[@sophiapetrillo3008]

Haahaaaaaaaa! 😅 same here and also same.

[@sneakysquirrel721]

same, dude i can loose my D when taking a leak. i no skydive. i stay on ground like good ape.

[@onemargaret]

Been there; done that. 😳

[@EperogiLimousine]

Eh, coward

[@JayDillDrums]

Fr fr

[@Drag0nmaster]

Its extremely saddening and scary seeing him realize that he forgot his parachute. He is going to die, and there is nothing to do about it. Seeing him look around as to find a way out of the situation is crazy sad.

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

That's why "Those who fail to learn from the past (history) are condemned to repeat it"

[@ProffessorYellow]

Do tell me who survived this previously?​@@analyticalhabitrails9857

[@iMajoraGaming]

yeah, i knew it was going to bother me, but i didn't know it was going to be so bad. the amount of human suffering and unearned horror that one man experienced is probably the most horrible thing i can think of, and had the effect of taking an 18 inch naval cannon to my momentary sanity, it crushed me, made my blood run cold, and gave me hella anxiety. absolutely brutal.

[@cerberus1166]

dang sounds like you havent watched many of the other "Last Moments" videos. hes got some pretty anxiety inducing ones that id put above this. @@iMajoraGaming

[@valmiro4164]

This is why I'm afraid of heights, stuff of nightmares.

[@SEILLC]

I spent 15 years as a professional skydiving videographer working for one of the worlds biggest drop zones. Sometimes you're making 10 jumps a day, and often times you're on a 15 min call when you land. Jump jump jump. You have a lot of things to do before the next jump; get your rig packed, edit a video, and start a new one, eat, hydrate, use the restroom. It can be hectic. One day, I did find myself at the loading area without my rig. Obviously I'm here to type this, but I know how it happens. RIP.

[@RickyIcecubes]

It's called a "brain fart" and is when a disruption in muscle memory of something you've done many many times without incident, suddenly occurs and a rare error takes place. It's usually not a big deal; you soon recover your bearings and function perfectly again until the next "brain fart" occurs. But having a "brain fart" at 13,000 feet can and has had deadly results.

[@broidkanymore-zc4lt]

@@RickyIcecubes just say dumbassery

[@billsanders5067]

I have logged over 1500 jumps. I was told by my by my instructor before my first jump that you NEVER board the plane without asking for an experienced skydiver to give you a gear check. D7466.

[@SEILLC]

@@billsanders5067 Wow, you survived the dangerous period with that number. Much respect! D-23888.

[@billsanders5067]

@SEILLC There are a a lot of skydivers with a lot more jumps than I have logged. If you have earned a D license, you should know this and know that staying safe is not rocket science.

[@skeetyeet3928]

This story is always overshadowed by the fact he almost forgot his parachutes a couple days prior as well but was reminded.

[@vahgeuvje10]

Huge red flag

[@HeronPoint2021]

@@vahgeuvje10 no matter your age, I see co-workers over decades do all kinds of weird stuff and I now believe it's a few notable issues: lack of oxygen to the brain (especially smokers). Non linear dementia (it comes and goes). And being just overwhelmed. And it doesn't help to watch someone running a chop saw with one hand and their eyes and other hand on their iPhone, AND they think this habit is "normal". until they're missing a finger.

[@fungi42o0]

lol really

[@secretsauceskateboarding4337]

Yup. He should have quit that very moment.

[@lnplum]

Frankly, the biggest mistake was to have a backpack of recording equipment be the same size and weight as a parachute if your job involves both. That's just asking for trouble because you have no subconscious way of noticing the difference.

[@Hdtjdjbszh]

This is exactly what happens when you do something so often that it becomes mundane and something you dont think about.

[@ignite5815]

That's how a guy at my shop got his hand cut off and several others to lose fingers, hair, and other parts. Always be alert

[@ScottLovenberg]

When at self locking doors or while cleaning my gun, I force myself to hold my key/part in my hand, look at my hands and say what I see before allowing myself to go outside or move to the next part to be cleaned. You can get one or two senses to report back "all good" or just get in the habit of saying "keys" as you open the door, but one yet to look at my empty hand and not get that "something isn't right " feedback immediately. It has kept me from locking myself out a couple of times. Rule is, "hold it, see it, say it" to be sure.

[@ignite5815]

@@ScottLovenberg that's pretty good man I'll have to do that too

[@volvo09]

@@ScottLovenberg I did some work as a press brake operator and a few other "finger remover" automated tasks for a metal company when I didn't have deliveries to do (my main job) and I drilled it into my head to not get complicit and make sure my fingers were clear before hitting the button every time, it was a process i baked into my brain after squashing my finger in a log splitter when talking to someone (the flat side, not the cutter). Even with the log splitter I still say "all clear" mentally before I go. I'm not going slow, just paying attention to where my body is.

[@foxbyte0157]

As an electrician, it can be really easy to touch a hot lug in a pannel by mistake, even just grazing over it while installing a breaker can blow your fingers off, or kill you.

[@jugganaut33]

Going from feeling alive and invincible. To hopelessly mortal and alone in an instant that’s an emotionally grim way to die

[@trumpwon8064]

You nailed it spot on

[@catscanhavelittleasalami]

True that. He must have felt incredibly lonely amidst all that panicking.

[@7.Z.Z.Z.7.]

There’s a reason humans have evolved to fear certain things. Those who disregard those feelings, are (and I feel terrible saying this) inviting that chance into their lives themselves.

[@DanMorgan-bh5fv]

Make sure to repent and pray to our Lord Jesus

[@Jamsaladd]

Yeah maybe respect the extremely dangerous activities you do and bring the literally one thing you need

[@CatLady-be9tn]

Ivan was a sweet man. He always comforted his students that were nervous. He had already done several jumps that day and was exhausted. Poor guy. R.I.P. 😢

[@DeclanMBrennan]

The two things that can kill you: (1) Too little experience - Naivety (2) Too much experience- Complacency

[@musiczkl98]

(3) Homosexuality

[@hhds113]

@@musiczkl98 More like ignorance in your case.

[@Atom_gun]

(3a) AIDS

[@BilisNegra]

Bah, such oversimplification. We know he was a very experienced parachutist, but not if he also had a lot of experience filming as well.

[@chadwells7562]

@@BilisNegraHow is this wrong? He fell into complacency.

[@StefunnyStrange]

The “Oh my God, no!” when he realized he’s about to die broke my heart. I can’t imagine.

[@Dweller415]

How do they know he said that?

[@hwhaht]

@@Dweller415 probably audio from the, well, yknow, big camera strapped to him

[@hwhaht]

@DaleGribble-yf4yy they must've recovered some, how do you think this video shows him falling?

[@Offline-117]

So terrible.. Poor guy..

[@lp712]

@@hwhaht lmk when you find the video with audio included…

[@nathanseper8738]

Seriously, this has got to be one of the most scary ways to go. Despite his mistakes, I feel bad for how he went.

[@Frosty_yo]

@myself6296 He wouldn't have felt anything pain wise anyway. Mentally, that must be so hard to go through with the amount of time he had. I can't imagine what he was thinking but probably mostly about people he wouldn't be able to say goodbye too, etc.

[@nkbd1048]

probs could have been prevented if he didn't jump out of a plane

[@hknp]

nah man drowning is way worse its actually the worst way to die

[@Duckcalculator]

Just because you make a mistake doesn’t make you somehow less deserving of sympathy.

[@nathanseper8738]

@@Frosty_yo Man that is really, really sad. I am saying that un-ironically.

[@tyler9703]

Of all the videos you've made, THIS is the one that terrifies me the most. The thought of a simple mistake leading to your death, all while being given the time to absolutely lose your shit before your inevitable demise. What a nightmare, RIP.

[@armondtanz]

There are tons of these. The couple who dived in the ocean with a diving firm. When they came back up to the surface the boat had gone. Or the ppl who have been locked in walk in freezers at work

[@LaserTractor]

Professional worker with 10 years of experience or more, walking in a room he presumed is completely safe and not operational only to see rack full of cobalt-60 in a working position. Knowing full well that this is the end and now he's gonna suffer months before dying. Thinking about his decision to go into that room. That is more terrifying than even this

[@1FokkerAce]

The cold wave of terror that guy suffered must have been extreme.

[@Bottlebitz]

Ive felt that feeling of dread before, I cant imagine the feels this guy must have felt...very unsettling. If he fell at 10000 feet, he had less than a minute to say goodbye to everything he knew.

[@OutragedPufferfish]

Man, not guy. Be respectful.

[@mohnmann]

@@Bottlebitz It's honestly this amount of time to let it sink in before sure expiration that makes it so much worse to me.

[@BigPuddin]

​@@OutragedPufferfishNo man alive with functional testicles is offended by being referred to as a "guy." You're a woman. You don't know how we are. Stay in your lane and stop being offended on other people's behalf.

[@SwordQuake2]

@@OutragedPufferfish how the fuck is "guy" not respectful? And use quotation marks, illiterate Karen.

[@72Saeth]

This is so grim. I can totally understand forgetting something because it's been replaced in your mind by another piece of equipment you don't normally use.

[@royalkingdomcommando6379]

That is exactly what I was thinking too.

[@D0NU75]

idk man, i feel this more of a case in which you lose respect for the danger of your job. Same could and has happened to electricians who in a moment of forgetfulness forget to ground or use protection and end up dying of electrocution. Construction workers, maintenance crews, weapon masters, hell you can even die crushed by a truck just because it becomes so common you think it just won't happen. And then it does.

[@christopherfleming7505]

I can totally understand this. It's like when I walk into the kitchen, stop and think: "why did I come in here?" Or when I open up my phone to call someone, get sidetracked by some sort of notification, and 2 hours later remember that I had to make a call. Perhaps sky diving is not for people like me!

[@Existinginthespace]

I think you are right, in that he should have had the foresight to not make any of his gear look similar to life-critical equipment. I am not familiar but maybe if there is a color pattern or something like big text that states "THIS IS NOT A PARACHUTE", this could be avoided. But i think this is human error.@@D0NU75

[@bigglesharrumpher4139]

I had a skydiving buddy die in Hawaii when he failed to fasten his parachute chest-strap, and partially fell out of his harness. Others tried to help him, but he could not get back in. He was the nicest guy. I think about him often.

[@kevinbs05]

I got my skydiving license in Hawaii, one of my AFF instructors also died (not that story). He had several thousand jumps under his belt

[@bettyprice7428]

Jumps just get so mundane

[@stabaholic187]

:(💔

[@bigglesharrumpher4139]

@@gouda2872 others tried to get to him and grab him, they were dong a six-way, so YES THERE WAS SOMEONE AROUND HIM. Wind your head in.

[@gouda2872]

@@bigglesharrumpher4139 I was thinking he fell out of his harness partially after opening. I get it now. They tried to help him in freefall. Sorry lol. That makes way more sense. I can't remember if they cover it in the SIM but I believe if you cross your arms and hold onto the harness you have a chance. My ground instructor/ground crew would check our straps as we got onto the plane. You're not getting on that plan unless it's done.

[@nicolasrose3064]

You know that feeling where a realisation ignites such a sudden, sharp rush of adrenaline, that it feels like an electric shock.... and it doesn't dissipate.....

[@siddharthavicious108]

Well it dissipated for him. In probably a 5-8metre radius depending on how hard the ground was.

[@Chung_Wang]

Like that feeling when you oversleep your alarm, but a million times worse.

[@chilomine839]

*Diver jump from plane* A few seconds pass..... Pilot: Whose parachute is that?

[@briana_patrick]

I know that feeling all too well. It can sometimes be physically painful if its an intense enough situation. I can imagine that this man felt a sharp pain in his heart when he realized.

[@Moosemoose29Moosemoose29]

Like when your about to roll off the bed but amplified a million times

[@simjo59]

You don't need a parachute to skydive. However, you do need a parachute if you want to skydive twice.

[@banditjimmy35]

😂

[@D.heARTist]

Good point.

[@tivagirl4562]

"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving's not for you." - some dude

[@HelpMeGet100kSubsWithNoVideos.]

@@tivagirl4562 Underrated comments

[@aerysgaming894]

So the formula is y=x+1, where y = number of skydives and x = number of parachutes.

[@forestpepper3621]

May Ivan McGuire, the skydiver who died in this video, rest in peace. People have [very rarely] survived falling out of an airplane with no parachute. The high altitude is actually an advantage, because it gives you time to try to head for something that might break your fall less violently. The few survivors I've heard about landed on things like roof tops that they crashed through, rather than smashing onto a hard surface. Deep snow or dense trees on a hillside might also potentially cushion your landing. Do NOT land on water, because at high speed that is like landing on hard ground. I certainly don't recommend leaping out of a plane with no parachute, but if you are one of those "never give up and fight til the bitter end" types, these are just some suggestions as to how to make constructive use of your remaining fall. My own approach would likely involve more screaming and flailing my arms and legs due to uncontrollable panic.

[@reanukeeves2k77]

There’s a lady in the UK who survived by landing in a freshly ploughed field. Her husband sabotaged her parachute, cutting both main and reserve lines

[@emordnilap4747]

Not much point bothering. Even if you land somewhere ideal, you still have to distribute your weight in a way that would be impossible to do on purpose. I mean, like you said, from that hight the surface of the water will kill you, and nothing is better to land in than water.

[@michaelvossen7253]

​@@reanukeeves2k77That story was wild. I'm not sure people outside the UK have heard about though.

[@XavierHyena]

@@emordnilap4747 Water is unintuitively one of the worst options. Water weighs exactly 1 tonne/m^3 and stops a supersonic .50 cal bullet at ~60 cm of penetration. Even with a good diving pose you'll be metres underwater while likely unconscious, paralysed and drowning. Crashing through tree branches, sheet metal or corrugated concrete are some of the best options. There's multiple instances of people surviving such a fall.

[@pro_154]

​@@reanukeeves2k77Another day another warning I get to stay out of a relationship

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

The dread that this induces just by watching is unreal.

[@microdesigns2000]

💀

[@crazysunshyne]

Few things have caused me such a visceral feeling of dread.

[@catscanhavelittleasalami]

Imagine how the dude must have felt. Jesus.

[@diaryofacarny]

yes. because we relate. it could happen to anyone.

[@alejmc]

It’s a real nightmare… and the analogy with forgetting your house’s keys inside is spot on (that alone already gets me on alert daily when alone for long at home). Not a skydiver myself but I assume there are so many steps involved too: that the parachute is folded right, the lines aren’t entangled, “deployment system” is there? Etc etc…

[@jessekieboom3815]

I'm gonna use this as an example that anyone can forget anything at any time. No matter how important or unimportant. To all the people who say that it will never happen to them

[@alwa6954]

But he had one thing - ONE THING!! - he absolutely needed and it was the ONLY thing he absolutely must have. He could forget his underwear, all his clothes, he could have forgotten literally everything else. But if you jump out of a plane you had better have that one thing. Speaking as someone who would never jump out of a plane except under the most extreme duress imaginable, I can't comprehend forgetting the only thing that would keep me from hitting the ground at 120 mph instead of the much gentler and life-preserving 1 mph.

[@bobgillis1137]

I forgot what you said already.

[@trueultimagod2465]

I have this absent minded memory lapse all the time so it is absolutely something I would of had a reasonable chance to do in the same scenario, horrifying thought to realize, panic, then come to terms with death and say goodbye to all the loved ones in your life in the span of 30 seconds to a minute.

[@hang_kentang6709]

@@alwa6954 Its hard to comprehend until you factor in the fact that he already has what he thought was his parachute. There's also things like fatigue and the previous 800 successful jumps he has in his memory.

[@JoeNoel-n8h]

I have OCD, and I'm telling you this would never happen to me bc I would have checked my parachute 100 times before I even got on the plane. So I guess there is at least 1 advantage of having OCD.

[@johnnywalker4857]

'Given that this was his third jump of the day, he may have allowed the repetition of events to dull his alertness.' That line perfectly explains what happened.

[@bushhippie7372]

I’ve heard other reports say he forgot his chute once already that day!

[@WithDiameter]

Autopilot 😭

[@TimeTraveller3434]

Yes

[@frijofroisdeern3783]

This. "I could never forget my parachute. That's why I always use a checklist" You can forget about the checklist.

[@lucasz420]

Nah bro… nothing explains this level of stupidity

[@ricksandyfox]

After watching the video and reading many of the comments, I need to make some corrections and clarifications. Franklin County was my home DZ, and I completed my student training there, jumping from 1986 - 1990 before giving it up after 366 jumps. I was not on the jump load during this incident, but I was present at the DZ and participated in the search, having made 3 jumps that day (April 2). I still have several of my early jumps on video, courtesy of Ivan. #1. There was no "camera backpack". As the photos indicate, Ivan wore a simple video camera on his helmet, cabled to a VCR strapped to his chest, normally under the parachute harness chest strap. There is no way to wear any kind of backpack while wearing a parachute harness & container. #2. The plane was a Beech 18 - it has a solid aluminum bulkhead directly behind the pilots. With all the seats removed to save weight and room, the jumpers sit on the floor, packed tightly as far forward as possible, facing the rear. Before takeoff, the pilot reminded us to squeeze forward (for balance reasons).The first ones to board the plane are the tandem jumpers because they always exit last and the door is near the rear of the plane. If a cameraman is hired to record their jump, he boards before them, and sits on the floor with his back against the bulkhead. This means that all the jumpers boarding the plane would not be able to see Ivan's back; only his chest-mounted video gear is seen. #3. Ivan did not exit the plane before the tandem pair. The tandem instructor backs out the door, with the passenger still facing inside the plane, and facing the videographer. When they exit, Ivan would follow immediately. Tandem jumps typically deployed around 5,000 - 6,000 ft, while experienced jumpers and videographers usually opened at 3,000 ft. #4. I do remember a jumper saying that Ivan had nearly boarded the plane earlier that day without a chute. #5. I remember Ivan telling us weeks before that he wanted to do a "no-chute jump" someday before he quit jumping. But he meant a hand-off jump where he would be given a chute in mid-air from another jumper. I thought that was insane. #6. There was much conversation in the weeks after the incident whether this was accidental or intentional. We will never know for sure. As for me, I have made many jumps from this plane sitting with my back tightly against the bulkhead. I can't imagine being squeezed into that cool aluminum wall without my container and not noticing it.

[@102ndsmirnov7]

I suppose he did end up doing his "no-chute jump" in a way.

[@leeedsonetwo]

Thanks for this, it really does seem that he may have done this as a deliberate act.

[@GenJeFT]

Thank you for the additional information.

[@SlXkxmx]

How can we take you seriously when you didn’t even pay attention to the video? He clearly jumped first, hence why he was falling when the other to jumped..

[@DewTime]

@@SlXkxmxhe never said the camera man jumped first. He said the camera man did not exit the plane first. You can exit the plane while still hanging on to it

[@Markus_Andrew]

I remember hearing this story at the time. It's terrifying to consider. We've all experienced that cold-chill feeling when you realize you've forgotten something important, but rarely does the realization include an unavoidable death - and with plenty of time to watch it approach.

[@SpressoHead]

That’s sad. I jumped from ‘91 to ‘01, and suffered a near-fatal double mally in ‘95. A good friend of mine on the home dz had over 10,000 jumps, and he taught me one critical lesson: to check the equipment before every jump and while climbing to jump run. He went through every part and always did a couple practice wave & pulls on the ride. He always told me “practice, practice, practice, and you’ll live a long time in this sport.” It saved my life and I’m still here.

[@volvo09]

Since you've jumped, what's your terminal velocity if you try your hardest to slow your fall? 150 mph? Or faster? Probably fast enough to kill you even if you found a pond to land in I imagine....

[@SpressoHead]

@@volvo09 No - I could probably get down to 120 or so . . . I was heavy when I was jumping, a lighter jumper could probably slow a little more than that

[@a_plus_luxe3426]

This must be among the worst ways to die. At first confidently launching yourself from the safety of an airplane through 10k feet of atmosphere confident that you will safely land as you've done hundreds of times before, only to realize that you failed to bring the one thing that could safeguard your life and the one thing that no one who skydives forgets. He spent the rest of his life regretting that one failure that he could never correct. Edit: yeah drowning, starving or burning would be extended agony, but at least you could go out fighting to live clinging to a little bit of hope. I’m thinking specifically about the shame you’d feel as a father, husband or son for the longest 5 minutes of your life knowing that you’re the only one to blame for what your family would have to go through. It’s a different agony.

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

And paid dearly with his one and only life!

[@drno62]

Very liberal use of the word 'could' there

[@rogerszmodis]

I’d take this over drowning

[@edinsoncavanirespector9078]

Your last sentence.. damn…

[@chiapets2594]

No drowning or burning is

[@purplehaze2358]

The experience of watching that footage is nerve wracking, haunting, and heartbreaking all in equal measures. I think the thing that gets me the most is him repeatedly turning his camera in different directions, as though in desperate search of something, _anything_ that could get him out of the predicament he was in.

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

I bet ya he was pleading his life with GOD only then! S.m.h

[@georgeprout42]

​@@analyticalhabitrails9857he had time to consult all the various gods; yet none existed before before he turned into a bowl of petunias. Or a sperm whale.

[@OMGKiiro]

@@analyticalhabitrails9857 - Nice of God to help him out though. Ah...

[@rogerszmodis]

@@analyticalhabitrails9857 a real god would remind him to put on the literal only necessary piece of equipment to skydive.

[@aldousorwell3807]

​@@rogerszmodisMaybe the guy was a satanist...

[@launch4]

God this was hell to watch, not just because I can imagine the terror he suffered on his way to his death but because I can see myself making that mistake. If you pack your parachute hundreds of times, you've got hundreds of memories of having packed it.

[@MR-backup]

This last sentence is the Paragon of Human Error.

[@R2Bl3nd]

​@@MR-backupIt would be interesting to know what kind of psychological techniques could be used to avoid this. For instance every MrBallen video, he says a completely different ridiculous version of "smash that like button"; each one is so unique that you know immediately if you have seen an episode before or not. So, seems like maybe doing some kind of unique little routine each time would make sure that each memory is different. Plus, having more memories, different memories, literally makes it feel like your life is longer.

[@MR-backup]

@@R2Bl3nd Yea, but that would require extra seconds of time, that end up adding up in the long run. Which in a world where time is money, the body stack will have to get pretty high before a solution like that becomes required for every profession, or even just general personal development. That solution wouldn't even be required if taking to the time to do things methodically, or in checklist fashion, EVERY single time something needed to be done; but once again: Money will dictate what Human psychology becomes and Humans do or don't do.

[@worldcomicsreview354]

​@@R2Bl3ndJapanese train drivers point to everything and say out loud that they've checked it, like the doors are shut, the brakes are off, the signal is green and it's time to go.

[@R2Bl3nd]

@@worldcomicsreview354 I've heard that before and I love it. It sounds like a great system.

[@october6432]

Man, having to realize that you're no longer skydiving but just helplessly falling to your death because of a tiny mistake is a horrible way to live the last moments of your life

[@FlameFlickers]

This is the scariest piece of footage I've seen in a long time. Falling for that long knowing that this is it; you'll never see your friends or family again, you'll never wake up again, your life is literally about to end. All because you forgot one simple thing that's normally so routine for you. The poor guy, absolutely horrific way to go.

[@SlickArmor]

I would think in this scenario the parachute isn't such a simple thing ..its everything.

[@lightyagami3492]

I would find a way to kill myself before hitting the ground in case i didnt immedately die on impact.....

[@jamesstewart8376]

Nothing newly married men don’t experience right after their vows. 😂

[@TheCreepersGood]

@@jamesstewart8376don’t.

[@thealteredstate4203]

dumb ways to die

[@klashnacovak47]

The phrase "At this point he knew he had f**ked up" has never been so true.

[@geoffreyherrick298]

He packed his lunch instead of his parachute. Epic fail.

[@nofrackingzone7479]

This is funny. I thought of this myself

[@ma3stro681]

Better than dying as an underwater caver …

[@klashnacovak47]

@@ma3stro681 I'm not sure about that, they both equally horrific way of going out.

[@WeBe3Dprinting]

Geez, I thought it was bad when you get to the bottom of the stairs and realize you've forgotten something.

[@alwa6954]

Or when you're on the toilet and suddenly see that you haven't refilled the toilet roll holder. It's a traumatic experience.

[@bobgillis1137]

Or you get to the bottom of the stairs and it isn't the bottom.

[@DaNinja60]

Forgetting my wallet is so minor now.

[@pcgamer9913]

I forgot to brush my teeth oncel,

[@annamallen90]

I sometimes forget to take my medication.

[@blueclover9918]

I've parachuted from 8,000+ feet, on my first jump I was so terrified that I "greyed out" (lost all sense of sight and most of what I was hearing, but felt the wind on my body just fyi. Ahead of time they taught us what position our body should be in while in free fall and strangely enough I felt my body position the entire time. It was extremely weird, but I'm digressing) for a few seconds before coming back to full consciousness. I just watched the earth getting bigger and closer with literally every second of the free fall- but, knew 99.99% I was going to live. Where does your mind go the rest of the way down on a long 10,000 foot free fall when you know that you won't. Just can't even imagine. I'm tearing up just thinking about it for him. God bless.

[@ni-dirus]

This kind of scenario is terrifying, but what's also terrifying is to see the remains after, or to survive the initial impact but succumb to the injuries within a few hours. My dad was a jumpmaster in the 80s and, unfortunately, before he eventually became jumpmaster, he lost two men he knew during a single jump over their base. My dad didnt see it when it was happening because, even though he was going to be the first to jump that day, he spontaneously felt nauseous and was sent by the current jumpmaster to the back to barf before being the last to jump. What happened was that, as everyone jumped one after the other, pulled their chutes as they should - the wind was unforgiving and one man was blown into another, tangling their chutes. The sgt major of the two tried to remain calm and pulled a secondary chute, but it got tangled as well, and then he had the other guy pull his backup -- which then also got tangled. This was happening, evidently, not only in view of their colleagues, but also spectators below, including their wives. The youngest man died on impact. The sgt major survived for a little bit. When my dad landed and found out what happened, he immediately rushed to donate blood because he was the same type as the survivor. But unfortunately transfusions wasnt enough to save him. I didnt even witness that myself, I never saw them from the sky or on the ground or getting emergency treatment. But i still have nightmares, since my dad told me that, about watching people's chutes get tangled and then crashing together - one dying on impact and the other unbelievably crippled next to them. When i hear about skydivers or paratroopers dying, I always hope it was instant, because unlike what people might assume, it isn't always.

[@Mrbfgray]

Tangled chutes still have significant drag, likely they fell well short of terminal V of a free falling person. Interesting story.

[@ni-dirus]

@@Mrbfgray yeah, if it wasn't for the chutes being there, it definitely would've been instant death for both. In a way, accidents where someone forgot their chute is almost forgiving, when you think about the potential for prolonged suffering. It's terrible.

[@TimSmith-ne5zs]

I remember reading about something similar happening to paratroopers in WW2. Its common enough the song blood on the risers exists

[@noyou9379]

You mean pulling their reserve chutes? The initial chute is tied to the plane so it is deployed instantly upon jumping.

[@nyoomi1483]

@@TimSmith-ne5zs God Blood on the Risers is such a depressing song.

[@theunemployedtrucker]

I can't imagine the sheer terror this poor guy must have been feeling knowing that there is nothing that could be done to help him.

[@MrChopsticktech]

I'm not afraid to die, so I would be saying 'You're so stupid!' over and over until I hit the ground.

[@jamesupton4996]

Once he realised - he likely resigned himself - twenty seconds left of just Being at peace.

[@harleyokeefe5193]

@@MrChopsticktech It's easy to say that you're not afraid to die from the comfort of your couch lol

[@dacypher22]

I also feel really bad for the instructor he jumped with. You know they watched him as he fell and must have been horrified to realize they were the only people there who could have helped him if they had realized

[@seinfan9]

I'd worry that the impact would result in a lasting agony before actually biting the dust.

[@k.m.b969]

I had no desire to go skydiving before seeing this video and this just solidified it for me.

[@AdoreYouInAshXI]

Honestly skydiving is the dumbest thing. I get why some people do it, but it's so stupid.

[@iseeeverything]

@@AdoreYouInAshXIAdrenaline rush? Ig?

[@Agent9911]

@@AdoreYouInAshXI Quite peaceful actually. Only part that’s fear inducing is jumping out of the plane and the brief moment of freefall. You’ve got worse chances every time you get into a car; a person I knew died recently after the car crashed and combusted immediately. Honestly one of the less dangerous sports considering how many safety checks you go through and all the contingencies in place, with little input from you unlike winter sports where your safety is in your practice and one wrong move is deadly

[@WilsonTexasRager]

It really is quite safe actually.

[@Blanktester685]

Incorrect, at least with a car forgetting your seat belt doesn't mean guaranteed death in a car accident.

[@OKnows954]

Just imagine simple forgetfulness being your fate. Excitedly jumping from a plane then instantly having to transition to the realization that this is really how you are going to go. Knowing that there is nothing that you can do, or anyone that can help you.

[@julianprzybysawski8543]

This is the kind of thing that can happen when one gets too comfortable with danger. Never forget safety checks!

[@SnoutHoggyHog]

Its truly a sad story. What makes it sadder is that on the second jump, Ivan almost jumped with the recording backpack, but a fellow jumper called him out so he could put on an actual parachute. Sadly the 3rd jump, no-one noticed it.

[@abdullahansari437]

Oddly if this is true, it makes me feel less bad for him. Clearly did not care about his life

[@dadafemi1005]

final destination

[@theproplady]

That's bizarre, because knowing that I nearly ended my own life with a stupid mistake would have haunted me and I probably would have double-checked my parachute on the next jump just to be safe. I'm paranoid about things going wrong, though and not very comfortable about most of the things I do.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Totally bizarre. So, I presume he was keeping his recording gear in an actual parachute backpack which seems rather foolish.

[@rasta77-x7o]

I get the feeling he did it on purpose. Got called out the first attempt so tried again.

[@kahlesjf]

In the late 1970's, I went up with a jumpmaster and two other jumpers. I and another guy were making static line jumps. He was trying for his third dummy pull in a row. Five static line jumps total and three consecutive correct dummy pulls were necessary to move on to the next level, pulling your own chute in what is called a "hop-n-pop". This guy was on his 7th or 8th jump because he was having trouble getting three in a row. The door was opened and the jumpmaster signaled for the guy to sit in the door. Then he tapped him to pull himself out under the wing with his hands on the strut and left foot on either a peg jutting out from the airframe or the right wheel of the plane (They used both types and I can't remember which one this was). Then he motioned for him to go. As the jumpmaster reached to pull in what should have been the static line, now detached from the guy's rig, he said loudly, "Oh my god, I forgot to hook him up". He stuck his head out anxiously and watched, then said that the guy was Ok. He had managed to get to his white emergency chute. I had super situational awareness as I was moving to hang my legs out of the door. When I hit the ground this guy was surrounded by a large group wanting to hear the story. So odd seeing him with his deployed reserve chute which, back then anyway, was situated on the abdomen, his main chute on his back as if he never yet went up to jump, and the static line still neatly folded and stuffed into the top of the main rig on his back. They figured that if this guy can get his reserve, it at least counts as a dummy pull. So, his next jump they let him start doing hop-n -pops. He would theoretically have been Ok anyway since beginner jumpers have a mechanism that detects barometric pressure and automatically deploys the reserve at a certain altitude. But I had heard that they do not always work and that was not what opened his.

[@twistedyogert]

So if the reserve chute is on your stomach do you land backwards?

[@kahlesjf]

@@twistedyogert This was back in the mid to late '70s. The chutes were round and the harness similar to military style rigs. The reserve was connected to the harness at the front, but when deployed, it would slide up from the front to the top of the rig at the shoulders. I do not know if they even use those anymore. I have seen modern rigs that have rectangular chutes and both the main and the reserve deploy from the rig at the back of the jumper.

[@hansblitz7770]

That belly dragger is some old school paratrooper shit. Never seen one for real. But, I wasn't jumping until 2012.

[@kahlesjf]

@@hansblitz7770 Yes, definitely old school military style paratrooper shit.

[@MikeMBMr]

He failed to grasp the gravity of the situation until it was too late.

[@trevorbillings8641]

Yeesh, that joke fell flat.

[@bobgillis1137]

@@trevorbillings8641 I didn't fall for that joke.

[@randygonzalez6250]

I'm sure the family was able to sue gravity for a hefty settlement.

[@joelsteverson]

Some notes from a skydiving instructor: 0:38 Today, highly experienced jumpers have thousands of jumps; many have tens of thousands, but this was much less common in the 80s. Having 800 jumps back then was huge. 1:20 A videographer would not pull immediately after a tandem deployed. This would create significant risk for a fatal collision. Today, a tandem must deploy by 4,500’ AGL (1,372 meters for the rest of the world). Newly licensed skydivers must deploy by 3,000’ AGL and all others by 2,500’ AGL (914m and 762m respectively). Tandem deployment altitude may have been different in the 80s. 3:03 As with many activities, complacency kills. Skydiving instruction and regulations are continually refined to make the sport as safe as possible. Anyone who learned to skydive this century would have been trained to do a “Check of Threes.” This includes checking all of your gear immediately before putting it on, after boarding the aircraft, and before leaving the aircraft. I don’t know what McGuire was taught, but it would have included some manner of gear check-a task he clearly failed. 4:00 A skydiver flying in belly-to-earth position (belly-flying) falls 1,000’ (305m) roughly every 5.5 seconds once they reach terminal velocity. Assuming McGuire became aware of his mistake at 4,500’ AGL he would have had 25 seconds until he hit the ground. It probably felt like an eternity. D-31230 AFFI

[@samuraisharkie]

25 seconds! that’s a surprisingly short time for how long it looks like it would take him to reach the ground…

[@MrChopsticktech]

What does D-31230 AFFI mean?

[@amandakucsera]

@mindfornication4fun not the Roxas vibes 😭 “Looks like my summer vacation…is over.”

[@Ftsydfhdeu5]

Guess that it's a licence number​, for skydiving, like a driving licence number. To prove the comments are legit? @MrChopsticktech

[@steven401ytx]

@@MrChopsticktech AFFI must be Advanced Free Fall Instructor or similar

[@fleebogazeezig6642]

This scenario reminds me of a comment I once read about a quote from a skydiver explaining the difference between “rules” and “laws”: “Do you understand the difference between ‘rules’ and ‘laws’? Rules are written by men, and if you understand the rule and the reason behind in thoroughly, understand your skills and equipment thoroughly, and thoroughly understand the situation you’re in, you can, maybe with a little luck, break the rule and be fine. For example, “Thou shalt not exit through clouds” is an FAA rule, but if you can explain to any investigator why it made sense to do it, you’ll be ok” “Laws are written by God, and there are no appeals. Gravity is a law - if you exit this aircraft without a parachute, you will accelerate at approximately 32 feet per second until you reach terminal velocity for your aerodynamic configuration”

[@runlarryrun77]

Gravity is created by a spinning mass. It's a law of physics. It wasn't written. It's defined by mathematics, not "God".

[@InspiriumESOO]

Appeal to god fallacy.

[@SaltpeterTaffy]

@@InspiriumESOO God in this case is a metaphor. This is not a fallacy.

[@kettle_of_chris]

I forget - what's the T.V. on a human body? I wanna say it's around 90mph?

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Thats real my ni&&a!! That's so real!!!! The Laws of GOD are nothing to laugh at or scoff!!

[@robertrosicki9290]

Watching this video has just help me forgive myself for everything of value I've lost , forgotten , thrown away , left behind during my life .

[@mariahlehman9777]

Wow. How so? Very powerful.

[@robertrosicki9290]

Just simply , Those things that I viewed as " of value " seemed so inconsequential after seeing the serious consequence, desperation and true value of the parachute this fellow forgot/left behind . It put things in perspective for me . @@mariahlehman9777

[@trvpgame7710]

​@@mariahlehman9777I assume it's because although it sucks losing valuable items, they are replaceable and just a nuisance, where as this guy losing his parachute lost him his life

[@nancysandoval5615]

Poor guy, he knew he was going to die for at least 2 minutes. . . ❤️

[@grgrgrgrgrgrgrgrgrgrgr2592]

im sure 2min expanding to like 2 hours... for him..

[@danielgriffith8911]

I wonder if he found peace and accepted it before hitting?

[@OrtonMusic]

It’s possible to skydive without a chute. But only once…

[@dystopian..]

Wow. Never heard that before

[@waveygravey9347]

Except that one guy who already done it. And all the other people who prove you can survive the fall.

[@JustK4Y1512]

Not for Vesna Vulovic.

[@OrtonMusic]

@@waveygravey9347wonder if they tried doing it again

[@dantemoose420]

it can be done twice, if youre Emma Carey.

[@Jedda73]

Thank you so much for making this video. Back in the 80's way before the internet, the only way to find out what was going on in the world was the news, in tv or newspaper format. My local television station in Australia would run ads during the day about the events they would cover that night, and I remember this story being run all day, and then watching the news that night to see the horrifying footage. Back then, actual footage of events like this was rare, it was big news, and genuinely was horrifying to watch. Years later, I talked about this accident in a forum, but with no proof of it ever happening available on the internet, nobody believed me. I was never able to find anything about it even though I remembered quite clearly watching the footage on tv. This is the first time Ive seen this again since 1988!

[@bobgillis1137]

There seems to be a modern tendency to believe that if some event is not researchable online, then it did not happen. But of course, there is so much of history that never makes it to the internet. Its not deliberate censoring, mind you, but over time this could really limit our understanding. That is why I find it appalling that paper books tend to disappear over time.

[@TheStepmonkey]

​@@bobgillis1137 True

[@gabrielng3449]

The cam guy never dies... The skydiver:

[@brosifstalin415]

He was the sacrifice to begin the protection spell.

[@corneliusthecrowtamer1937]

exactly what I was thinking "the camera man never dies...."

[@seinfan9]

The camera footage survived. The camera itself is the cameraman.

[@TheElino]

The camera man didn't die He ascended to immortality This is a right of passing to transform from mere human to true camera man

[@TheFailedmessiah]

Nah man. Camera guy got it worse than anybody.

[@stuclark5081]

“He realised he’d forgotten his parachute, that sinking feeling we all know when we’ve forgotten our Keys, Wallet or phone behind”. WTF

[@brunderbergft4196]

I think that we can not imagine how he feeld in this moment. A forgotten key, wallet or a stupid smartphone is not the same as a fall into death.

[@EricDaMAJ]

When I served as an artillery platoon commander we went out and shot 105mm howitzers 2 to 3 times a week. Sometimes 4 or 5 and often at the same firing points. It occurred to me each day blended with the next it was so repetitive. I had to force myself and others to see that, while every day was the same, every day was also different. All the safety checks had to be made and rechecked even to the point of near absurdity.

[@Connection-Lost]

Did you guys win the war against the unarmed dirt?

[@EricDaMAJ]

@@Connection-Lost Always.

[@Lord_Volkner]

Skydiving is a sport suited to the anal retentive, those with OCDs, and the sticklers for details. I better pass on taking up such a hobby. I'd kill myself accidentally in no time.

[@bobgillis1137]

Kind of reminds me of the story of the wild west robber about to be hung for horse theft. Upon seeing the scaffold erected in his honour, he asked "Is it Safe?"

[@Willysmb44]

I was thinking about this today. I remember seeing this video before the internet. Back then, most people knew "that guys who traded videotapes" that had stuff like this. If I recall it right after all those years, he was screaming in utter terror all the way down

[@georgie1246]

I'm quite sure I would of been too all the way down.

[@anthonywilliams9852]

​@@georgie1246i surely would.

[@georgie1246]

@@anthonywilliams9852 You would have heard me screaming in Timbuktu once I realised I was going to be splat without a doubt.

[@PalZomation]

​@@anthonywilliams9852I'd either have an extremely bad panic attack or just sob my way down This comment is emo asf wtf💀

[@aardvarkmindshank]

@@georgie1246would have* been

[@monikaw1179]

As someone with a terrible fear of heights, this just reinforces that I'm quite happy keeping both feet firmly on the ground. What an absolute nightmare. I can't bring myself to watch the video, reading the title was enough for me.

[@MrPlasma01]

whayt you gonna do if the ground splits beneath you , shit yourself.

[@-youtalkingtome]

Same. It’s just too much to take in.

[@bobgillis1137]

Probably a good idea. They say fear is the mind-killer. Personally, I had more trouble hearing a video containing a bunch of last words from crashing pilots. Truly haunting. On top of their own imminent deaths, being responsible for those of many people.

[@highnrising]

Blaming the pilot is ridiculous. If I'm going to be taking a flight in a plane--for tourism, for parachuting, or anything else--I really want my pilot to devote all of his attention to flying the plane and operating it safely. If the parachutists need to be inspected that's a job that should be assigned to an instructor or chief parachutist. It really has nothing to do with piloting the plane.

[@leeboy26]

Never take 'The cameraman never dies' too literally.

[@toddsmith1969]

First time I've seen the cameraman die..

[@Road_Rash]

This is why you never jump out of a perfectly good airplane... doesn't matter how many successful jumps you have, it only takes one failure...

[@joojoojeejee6058]

Yeah, but then again, why takeoff from perfectly good ground in the first place? ;)

[@DADTWAT]

My sentiment... EXACTLY !!!

[@winecrimesfoodandtime7119]

Exactly

[@Road_Rash]

@@joojoojeejee6058 I don't...

[@amiwakawaiidesu]

Nicely chilling; totally believable under the circumstances. Now I feel more justified in checking that I have my wallet and keys with me at all times, because you never know.

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Put it this way, #FAFO2024 "Those who fail to learn from the past (history) are condemned to repeat it"

[@jwalster9412]

I can't be the only one who grips my phone every time I get onto a bus or anywhere that I can leave something behind.

[@SaltpeterTaffy]

@@analyticalhabitrails9857 Your perspective is correct, but very cold. We don't have to be as unfair as life is. There are some hazards that men _must_ face. I prefer "safety regulations are written in blood," myself.

[@worldcomicsreview354]

I started doing "pointing and calling", like Japanese train drivers, to make sure my AC is off, fridge has shut properly etc.

[@paulohagan3309]

I heard that when you get back to your front door just before you put the key in take a good look around you. Apparently, it's often the time a hitman strikes.You never know. Poor Jill Dando didn't.

[@user-ic7mv6bj4w]

Can't imagine the fear in his heart when he realised this was the end.....

[@tibbittsaerospace201]

This is probably one of the more unsettling ones you’ve made, you’re fully conscious, aware of your surroundings and able to grasp the situation you’ve been put it, but unlike a gun to the back of your head you can watch the ground approach you, you know exactly when it will happen, and how it will happen, but there’s nothing you can do

[@Quiet704]

worst feeling

[@SimRacingVeteran]

I would just close my eyes. Instant fade to black. Zero pain.

[@tibbittsaerospace201]

@@SimRacingVeteran you say that but honestly your fight of flight would be kicked in, I don’t think you’d be able to look away

[@veronicamurray5417]

Bend knees. Roll

[@bendover9620]

I'd just go into a sitting position, aim for a tree or bush, and hope when I hit the ground, as my pelvic region and most of my lower spine becomes one with my ribcage, it doesn't hit any vital arteries. Also hoping that my spine won't impale itself to my skull. As long as my brain is still in working condition and my heart is unruptured. I may have an extremely slim chance to live. Won't be a great life to live after that, but it'll be one hell of a legend to tell stories about.

[@Marcho978]

If you’re ever the guy who hates himself for forgetting his phone before leaving the house, let this cheer you up and remind that it’s the least important thing that you could forget amongst many other things

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Dang!!

[@carbon_bebop]

change your pfp

[@kars6026]

I forgot wearing clothes to my office. 30 minutes in train and 5 minutes walking not realizing I'm not wearing anything. So yeah I'll pass

[@bobgillis1137]

or forgetting your wife's name during an introduction.

[@messamommy]

Wow could you imagine jumping off a plane, realize you have no chute, and know in just seconds you will be dead? This makes me so sad. How terrifying.

[@bobgillis1137]

Actually I can imagine it. The closest I came was having to pull my emergency chute once, when the main one failed. They are set up so that the process cuts away what remains of your main one, before the new one kicks in. So you fall again, kind of like the Coyote does in Road Runner, when he doesn't fall until he realizes he overshot the cliff. Then the smaller one inflates, and voila, your heart is in your mouth. It was one of the more emotionally harrowing choices I have made. But I am still here. I think that was my last jump.

[@Azazel2024]

No. Im a marine but I've never jumped . It wasn't required. I'll be honest im terrified of it. I'll probably do anything else but fk that I can't fking fly

[@spooksy1982]

@@bobgillis1137this is why I would never do a sky dive. Just that what if. There’s things I know I would or maybe would do and then there’s sky diving - I know for a fact I will never do it.

[@bobgillis1137]

@@spooksy1982 Whatever floats your boat. Its all good. There are a lot of worse ways to go !

[@jimjam51075]

Did anyone else imagine him flapping his arms?

[@michlo3393]

That sinking feeling you get when you realize you have forgotten something you need. Only it cost you your life. At least he had time to say his prayers.

[@mattyork7625]

Yea, that sinking feeling you forgot something like your sign in card for work so you're gonna be late but intensified by a billion.

[@karylhogan5758]

Did know an experienced sky diver. His parachute failed to deploy in Miami in 1979… his family never recovered

[@rudycramer225]

Neither did he I suspect.

[@karylhogan5758]

@@rudycramer225 he bearly did from a bad motercycle crash months beforehand. He had decided moter bikes too dangerous, and gave them up..months later he died..💁

[@rudycramer225]

@@karylhogan5758 We all gotta go sometime i guess.

[@karylhogan5758]

@@rudycramer225 no smart way to die, only stupid ways💁

[@anthonywilliams9852]

​@@karylhogan5758he was predestined to go soon.

[@corrosivecabal]

I keep thinking how horrifying this must have been for the pilot. His mind probably replays the moment he gave the thumbs up that sealed this man's fate. Not that he did so maliciously, but he saw what looked and probably felt like a parachute pack and didn't think better of it. Most of the rest of us have to live with a bad split-second decision leading to some minor property damage.

[@tashawilliams1928]

It was still Educational. It taught Me "Don't forget your parachute."

[@u.sonomabeach6528]

Imagine realizing you made a simple like forgetting an item and then the sinking feeling when you realize that the mistake is going to cost you your life….and it knowing that it will come in a matter of seconds. You only have enough time to mull it over in your head long enough to be certain you have no chance and to think about what is about to happen as you watch it coming closer and closer, clearly seeing the exact spot where things will end

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

There was a flight attendant who fell 6.31 miles and survived. "Vesna Vulović was a Serbian flight attendant who survived the highest fall without a parachute: 33,330 feet." This fall would have take less than a minute. Air safety investigators attributed Vulović's survival to her being trapped by a food trolley in the DC-9's fuselage as it broke away from the rest of the aircraft and plummeted towards the ground. When the cabin depressurized, the passengers and other flight crew were blown out of the aircraft and fell to their deaths. Investigators believed that the fuselage, with Vulović pinned inside, landed at an angle in a heavily wooded and snow-covered mountainside, which cushioned the impact.[1][a] Vulović's physicians concluded that her history of low blood pressure caused her to pass out quickly after the cabin depressurized and kept her heart from bursting on impact.[7] Vulović said that she was aware of her low blood pressure before applying to become a flight attendant and knew that it would result in her failing her medical examination, but she drank an excessive amount of coffee beforehand and was accepted.

[@TheGospelQuartetParadise]

When you are about to die that minute probably seemed like forever.

[@rickyray2794]

i dont understand why would her heart burst on impact?

[@stevencramsie9172]

Terminal velocity is 150 ft./s, so at that altitude it would’ve taken her nearly 4 minutes to fall.

[@Dan-di9jd]

I often read into her story wondering if there is a god or not. You would think that with such astronomical odds of survival, she made it. You would think she did something great with her life or maybe she had a child that would go do something great. But no, she just lived out her life, and her survival guilt only caused her to lose everything and everyone. So it makes me wonder if we really all are here randomly and everything is happening just by chance.

[@TheGospelQuartetParadise]

@@Dan-di9jd The guilt of surviving when so many others perished has often been noted in instances of sole survivors. Her "just living out her life" may have been her not knowing what impact her life could have on others. I would say if something like that happened in America today, as soon as she was healed she would be on all the talk shows, write a book, and become famous.

[@larkreid7960]

I've seen many horrible death videos on the internet through out my time here, but this one always gets me. The sense of dread, anxiety, and sadness I feel that someone had to be conscious and fall for such a long time knowing that they are going to die is just so horrible to me.

[@impulse_xs]

The fact that people tried to blame the plane's pilot for this is totally despicable.

[@hastursmaggot]

That line is actually one of the most haunting things I've heard, knowing that it was over. Really upsetting stuff.

[@Mysterdark]

the worst thing what you could lose during activities like these is fear. Fear is what keeps you alive and whats reminds you to keep checking if you have everything

[@TheBadacz]

Fear is fuel for acting and reacting

[@americanjesus8085]

One of the institutional sayings of the USSS is “Yeah, we’re paranoid, but are we paranoid enough?”

[@ArrowArchitect]

His reaction of "Oh God, no!" is the exact same reaction I have had when the door of my car is closing too quickly to stop and I've realized the keys are still inside in the same half-second of time.

[@HypnoticHarry]

newer cars actually will automatically unlock when the keyfob is in range

[@jr2904]

​​@@IntegerOfDoom still happens, ya dingus. Not everyone has a retarded key fob

[@pedrobroek2228]

You but if you have an old piece of sh*t it happens alright@@HypnoticHarry

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Yeah I felt that before recently!! Darn this guy screwed up!

[@childofcascadia]

Yeah, well not everyone can afford a new car. Mines a late 2000s. It wont let you lock the driver door with the key in the ignition and no weight on either driver or passenger seat, but that wont save you if you take the keys out and put them on the seat.

[@lanceanthony198]

This is one of the most terrifying scenarios I could even imagine

[@therealuncleowen2588]

This was haunting. I'm going to go home now and hug my kids.

[@vashbain3136]

dont forget the parachute

[@zacharysutter9403]

​@devanov3103 maybe because life is precious something quite often overlooked. All it takes is one fatal mistake not just skydiving and forgetting your chute but maybe you forgetting to get your breaks checked or even just forgetting to replace the batteries in your fire alarm. It's simple and most likely not gonna happen but all it takes is one moment a single second to forget and you will never see nor hear from the people you love. Just remember that

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

​@devanov3103 You have to ask why a father would hug his kids after thinking about the fragility of life? Lol that makes me sick, you can face the wall no further questions ignore the click before the bang, thanks for playing.

[@roberttetreault6508]

​@@zacharysutter9403 I agree totally/ driving down a road and a drunk driver takes you out. Just wanted to add that to your comment. You NEVER know!

[@kettle_of_chris]

therealuncleowen2588: _Hi kids!_ _come here and give daddy a hug!_ Kid One: < *sighs* > _dad watched another sky diving video again_ Kid Two: _ooo my gawd wut's wrong with him?_

[@NOTdetail]

This is the only recording that I can feel the pain. RIP

[@coconyt3623]

That's a horrific case akin to a literal nightmare, except it's real. Congratulations on 1Mil my dude! I could listen to these 'Last Moments' breakdowns for hours and hours and your other output is delightful too.

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

Oh I got a terrible feeling in my stomach, you know the one.. that sinking sick terror feeling, and that was just watching can you imagine what he felt.

[@serpenking]

Well, he certainly made educational material, just not the kind he was intending.

[@MrDoboz]

ouch

[@endeavour3d]

it's why the old saying is that safety rules and laws are written in blood

[@LTPottenger]

They should have used it then put in a bit at the end saying "oh yeah, and take a parachute, too".

[@danielp415]

Brutal

[@thirdimpact172]

complacency, we talk about it a lot in aviation and firearms, the more you do things correctly and let it become second nature, the more likely you are to make a mistake if you stop thinking about it. i'm not sure how it is in skydiving, but i'd guess they would normally use some sort of checklist as well.

[@moteroargentino7944]

Applies to all aspects of life, but it's critical when there's a serious risk of injury or death. Even while driving we might develop bad habits because nothing bad ever happens... until it does.

[@sekgo1265]

I assume it varies by country to country, but where I live we have checklists for skydiving as well. They are to be performed at several stages to ensure the gear didn't dislodge or otherwise broke during the ascend to altitude. Complacency and laziness will kill you in this sport though, but this case in the video blurs the lines between complacency and straight up suicide attempt. The checks, for those interested, are: 1. Check both leg straps and the chest strap (what keeps you in the harness) 2. Locate main deployment handle, cutaway handle and reserve handle. 3. Check altimeter, hook knife and helmet(+goggles) The checks are performed: 1. Before boarding the airplane 2. On the way to altitude 3. Before exiting the airplane In addition, many people will locate the main deployment handle when/after moving around in the airplane, to insure it was not dislodged accidentally.

[@johnsmith5255]

Probably the most definitive example of the idea that 'waiting to die is worse than the death itself'.

[@Bootmahoy88]

I hear you. This is very sad. One thing I do hope, and it's probably too much of a hope given how little time he had before impact, I hope he might've been able to accept his fate and pass on peacefully. As I think about this, though, not likely.

[@bobgillis1137]

I would think knowing when your are going to die is worse.

[@howardgreenman2908]

A case of forgetting the most important thing at the moment simply because it’s so routine. I am reminded of tragic stories of people who strap their infant child into a child safety seat in the back of their car, drive to their destination, then completely forget about the child leaving it in the locked car. Tragically many times they return to the car to find the infant dead from heat and asphysxiation. They lose the most important thing, their own child, simply because the everyday routine of driving and exiting the car in a certain order made them completely forget there was something different to be considered that particular time.

[@eastdakota6954]

the horror Ivan experienced must have been horrible. I also feel for the people he was with at the time; the pilot, the instructor, and the new diver. i can only imagine the trauma they may still be carrying to this day, especially the pilot

[@Tinyjb0]

I'm glad you just described his reaction instead of actually showing it. 10/10 !

[@cypress2647]

the audio was never released and was only described by the victims family who heard it

[@jimjam51075]

Someone else in the comments said they saw an unedited pre-internet tape and the guy screamed the entire way down. Which I guess is less surprising than him reciting dirty limericks.

[@bholdr----0]

This sounds kine the feeling I get when I realize I've lost keys or a wallet, but, times... everything. I'm not being facetious. That sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach that one has completely screwed up is bad enough, and I can't imagine how horrific his fall felt- with enough time to fully realize the depth of one's error. It would be, I think (for me), far worse than 'just' having a chute fail, because YOU DID IT. It's on YOU... (I've been basically 100% sure I was going to die, once (and was wrong, obviously), but I only felt like 'Oh well, I tried my best'. But this?) Jeez, that's pretty much my ultimate anxiety. This one got to me... good vid, though.

[@piersp38]

It's a paradox that this morning , while sitting on the toilet I said exactly " Oh my God no ! " When noticing the roll of paper was gone...

[@stephenford6132]

Try experiencing this on a public toilet

[@jameslibero3363]

That sinking feeling you know that you aren't in a dream and this is all real is very very horrifying to go through, even thinking about it made me decide that I will NEVER ever in my life sky dive, RIP Ivan.

[@bobgillis1137]

Their is risk in everything. More than a million die in traffic accidents each year.

[@Maga2024lul]

​​@@bobgillis1137 Yea but skydiving death is 100% avoidable, traveling is not.

[@SCP_O5_7]

When I was in the military, they taught me that often it isn’t the complicated or complex things that get you killed when it comes to doing something dangerous, but rather the simple things that you overlook.

[@lcarlson7725]

As a Mechanical Engineer, graduated in 1986, I can confidently tell everyone that jumping without a parachute is a bad choice

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

As a 22 year army airborne infantry veteran, I concur.

[@jakejake8921]

as a homeless beggar I agree..

[@reprovedcandy]

@@jakejake8921 as someone who respects your career choice, I too agree

[@ChicagoScorpion]

As a Chicago Scorpion I also agree.

[@SeanMendicino-n3d]

As a Mechanical Engineer who graduated in *1987* I disagree

[@jaredflacker8107]

When you’re working at a dropzone it can be very “go, go, go”. It’s so important to stop moving and just think about what you’re doing for a second. It’s also very important to implement a culture of “buddy gear checks”, where you find a buddy and check each others gear for airworthiness before climbing aboard the plane, and at least twice while the plane is climbing to altitude. Tragic accident that was incredibly easy to avoid.

[@Sean-ll5cm]

It's so damn easy to have a slip of the mind like this. This is why everyone from divers to pilots use checklists. Checklists save lives.

[@JayDillDrums]

Lists are the most efficient thing in any industry it seems. When I worked in the kitchen of a nice restaurant when I was younger , HEAVILY detailed lists were literally how that place was kept running smoothly

[@SimulatedEarthboundMisfit]

Couldn't agree more. No system with lives involved (or money or anything of importance for that matter) should ever fail due to a single point of failure. There is always at least two people and no matter how dumb the step in the process seems, it is always performed and audited precisely as the protocol requires. No shortcuts, no cheats, no assumptions, no laziness. Because it's your life on the line, or worse, somebody else's life you're forfeiting because you didn't do your job responsibly as your duty.

[@ranndomundead9112]

this seemed to happen to him multiple times. seems more like early dementia.

[@MaharlikaAWA]

He forgot the checklist and reached for it but realized he didn't bring a checklist because it slipped his mind.

[@30000beesinatrenchcoat]

My adhd ass would forget the checklist

[@securi-t]

This one takes the top spot for me in the most terrifying episodes of this series...

[@almondjoy123]

Oh dear, this is so terrible. I can't imagine how horrible that was for him. It really breaks my heart to hear this story. Rest in peace, Ivan.

[@nootypenguino]

So sad. Poor guy. My deepest condolences to his family, friends and those around him

[@totalrobot]

This and being in a nosediving airplane has got to be the most terrifying situations on earth. My prayers to all who have had to endure such nightmares. R.I.P.

[@paulis7319]

Having done some aerobatics in my flying days, I absolutely LOVE nosediving at the ground! 🤣 (and then pulling out of the dive)

[@Kellethorn]

For anyone wondering how this can happen to someone so experienced, it's often the most experienced that run into these issues. The general idea is, the more you do something, the more mundane/normal it becomes. The terrifying fear you feel the first time you engage in an extreme sport really pushes you to double, triple, quadruple check everything, or just freeze up and not do the jump, dive, etc. in the first place. For an example, think of how many times you've choked while drinking some water. I imagine anyone reading this has probably had quite a few drinks of water before, and get we still randomly forget how to swallow sometimes and choke on the sip. Well, that's essentially what happened here, though the consequences were far more severe. As a personal example, I'm SCUBA certified (just open water; nothing crazy) and even though I've only ever done like.. 5-10 dives, that was still enough "normalcy" for me to forget to put in my regulator before taking a breath. Luckily the taste of saltwater flooding my mouth was enough to stop me from continuing trying to breathe, but it was still a sobering lesson on how quickly we can "get used" to doing things that are potentially life-saving, and what might happen if we even once "forget" to do that simple thing.

[@BilisNegra]

Such long text, and you've forgotten to factor in his carrying heavy filming equipment. It wasn't something he was doing for the very first time, but it was NOT something he had done hundreds of times like he had in the case of "regular" jumping.

[@henry003]

Thank god I'm not the only one who randomly chokes on water a lot of the time

[@alanaldpal950]

The distractions caused by the widespread use of GoPro style cameras in skydiving, hangliding, other types of aviation/flying and I am sure many other activities is a MAJOR safety issue. I know it has distracted me during my preflight safety routine or checklist and have watched plenty of other people rush or skip a full preflight because they were playing with their camera set up. But forgetting your parachute? I guess this guy and the instructor were not using the buddy system of checking each other’s gear. They say… “Live and learn” but … not always.

[@paulis7319]

When I attached camera mounts to the plane I would do all that first, get everything ready to start recording with the push of a button, then do the preflight. After that I wouldn't mess with any mounted camera till after landing (handheld camcorders/cameraphones are easy and not distracting).

[@nikkoBcool]

We've all had a nightmare where you are falling and then you wake up, before you hit the ground. This man experienced the real thing. Rest in peace 🕊️