Friday Freakout: Skydiver’s Close Call With Reserve Parachute Premature Opening!

Get your TEEM gear here: For licensing/usage please contact licensing@ and reference CS-000422 ___________________________________ *WHAT HAPPENED* As this 6-way group started to break off, one of the skydivers fell onto another jumper below him as he flew into their burble. The lower jumper’s foot caught their friend’s reserve handle, which resulted in a premature reserve parachute opening. The camera flyer was directly above them, and – as can be seen very well in Camera 3’s slow motion shot – they came within feet of making contact. Fortunately, they managed to skim past, and no one was injured. *WHY DID IT HAPPEN* Burbles The space directly above a skydiver is referred to as their burble. It’s considered “dead air.” If you enter into that space, you’re going to lose your ability to fly your body and will come down onto the person below you. When this person flew into their friend’s burble, they also had the bad luc