Rover 11 #1 June 27, 2016 Went to my local tonight to be told about a program on TV about a tandem pair that got impaled on landing an. Details were vague. It was on Sky TV which means it probably happened some time ago. Does anyone have any info on such an incident? Thanks in advance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #2 June 27, 2016 Moderators: should this thread move to the "incidents" forum? ...... or the "urban folklore" forum? Hah! Hah! Who's brother's cousins' ex-wife started this rumour? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishrigger 32 #3 June 27, 2016 I think the Program you are referring to is called "Untold Story's of the ER". i saw that episode myself and it did state that it was a Tandem Pair that got impaled somewhere in North America, not sure if it was in the US or Canada the program mentioned. However,I never heard of the actual incident itself. I am sure someone on here would have heard about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edpsych78 0 #4 June 27, 2016 It was on an episode of Untold Stories of the ER on Discovery. Here's a link I found to the clip: http://www.discoverylife.com/tv-shows/untold-stories-of-the-er/videos/two-skydivers-are-skewered-together-during-horrific-accident/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyBoyd 0 #5 June 27, 2016 Holy s___. Anyone have any idea how and why this happened? Did these two folks recover from their injuries? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 70 #6 June 27, 2016 The video mentions I-80. How many DZ's are there along that route?Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 425 #7 June 28, 2016 I've been jumping in the US for 31 years and follow incidents pretty closely. I have never heard of this incident. As everyone knows, docu-dramas are notorious for fabricating facts for the sake of creating a sensational story. Could certainly be the case here.Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #8 June 28, 2016 The thread from two years ago when it first aired: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4687323#4687323"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rover 11 #9 June 28, 2016 Thanks - I smell bullshit. 2 wrongs don't make a right - but 3 lefts do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishrigger 32 #10 June 28, 2016 I have to Agree with Chuck, i never heard of this incident either. and as for TV they are well known for dramatization of events. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
