FALLS PEOPLE MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVED

JAMES BOOLE SURVIVED A FALL OF 6,000 FEET

WITHOUT A PARACHUTE

As unbelievable as it may sound, James Boole survived a terrifying

skydiving accident with only a broken back and ribs. It’s

estimated that when Boole hit the ground, he was falling at about

100 kilometres per hour.

KEVIN HINES JUMPS FROM THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

The Golden Gate bridge is a marvellous piece of architecture with an

alarming statistic; it’s the single site with the highest frequency of suicides.

It should therefore come as no surprise that Kevin Hides would choose

this site to end his life. Jumping from a height of 245 feet, Hines was well

on his way to an abrupt encounter with the waters below when on the way

down he decided he wanted to live. So he made a life-saving decision by

changing his body position and plunging into the waters feet first.

CLIFF JUDKINS SURVIVES A 15,000 FEET DROP

Pilot Cliff Judkins was flying an F-8 fighter when a mid-air refuelling

accident forced him to jump from his aircraft. Unfortunately for him, his

parachute failed to deploy as he barrelled down towards the sea from a

height of 15,000 feet. He sustained a broken back, ankles, pelvis, and

a collapsed lung, plus suffered kidneys and intestine failure.

CHRISTINE MCKENZIE SURVIVES A TWO MILE FALL

PLUS POWER LINES

South African Christine McKenzie was a veteran skydiver who was on

her 112th jump when both her main and reserve parachutes failed

to deploy. As she raced towards earth from a height of about 11,000

feet, McKenzie fell on power lines but was not electrocuted.

Rather the power lines helped brake her fall thus saving her life.

STEVE FOSSETT SURVIVED A PLUNGE INTO SHARK

INFESTED WATERS FROM A HEIGHT OF 22,000 FEET

Known as the first person to navigate non-stop around the world in a

hot air balloon, Steve Fossett also came close to losing his life.

In 1998, he set out to circle the world once more when he encountered

a hail producing storm which tore through his hot air balloon. After the

balloon fell from an altitude of 22,000 feet; Fossett found himself

surrounded by shark infested waters.

FELIX BAUMGARTNER SURVIVES A FALL FROM SPACE

In 2012, Felix Baumgartner became the first person to break the

sound barrier, unprotected and under his own power. His record

breaking stunt plunged Felix into speeds of up to 834 mph. Needless

to say, such incredible feats carry with them incredible danger; a

fact Felix became acutely aware of upon entering the earth’s atmosphere.

Spinning into what is called a flat spin; Felix’s life was in grave danger

since at such speed, the flat spin could have easily rendered Felix

unconscious and unable to deploy his parachute. Thankfully,

Felix remained conscious and was able to parachute down

to earth safely.

ROGER WOODWARD SURVIVES NIAGARA FALLS

Roger Woodward goes down in history as the youngest person

to go over the Niagara Falls unprotected and survive. It all started

when roger’s family boating trip was interrupted by the malfunction of

the boat’s engine. With no power to fight against the currents, the

boat was pushed close to the fall before capsizing sending Roger and

James (uncle) over the fall. Roger surprisingly made it out unharmed.

James, on the other hand was not so lucky.

DANNY YAMASHIRO SURVIVES THE

NUUANU PALI MOUNTAIN

On December 22, 1985, Danny and his girlfriend decided to climb

Nuuanu Pali mountain in Hawaii. What started out as a day like any

other soon became tragic when Danny’s girlfriend became stranded and

Danny made an attempt to rescue her. The attempt however, failed

sending Yamashiro head-first 300 feet down the mountain. When

rescuers moved towards the area where Yamashiro lay, Yamashiro

shifted his weight, causing him to fall another 100 feet. In spite of the

two unbelievable falls, Yamashiro survived and went on to become

an evangelist.