“Almost got trampled to death by a wild elephant.”

"Apparently, this kid flew from his bike right into a small tree, and his chin exploded as he fell into it. There was blood everywhere. It’s a miracle he didn’t break his neck or anything vital, as he was wearing no protection at all and was barefoot as well. My dad brought him back home, and they rushed him to the hospital, where he got stitched up. To this day, he has a 2-inch scar on his chin from the incident."

"Do I pull my reserve for a partial malfunction or a total malfunction? What if my reserve gets caught in my main and I lose all lift capability? I was like fuck it, gonna ride it in. By then, the dude below me moved, and my parachute started to reinflate about 50 feet AGL. Then I hit the ground. Hard. Like, body check the fucking planet hard. *AGL: Above Ground Limit."

"All of this I am hearing second hand, because from my perspective, my friend walked towards me and around me, and then boom, darkness.

I didn't feel a thing. When I woke up, my neck hurt, but no permanent injuries. I was kind of dazed, like I got knocked out, definitely not a feeling of just waking up. I sat there for a minute to get back to normal, and my friends took forever to calm down."

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