Was it the impact with the ground or the velocity of the shadow striking him that caused the injury?
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Was it the impact with the ground or the velocity of the shadow striking him that caused the injury?
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Icing with death: Base jumper's 120-metre 'death' plunge after parachute fails to open... but SURVIVES when snow cushions his fall
- The young jumper was filmed by his friend in Konakova, Russia
- His fear is evident as he looks over the edge of the electricity pylon and prepares to jump, hands shaking
- He hits the ground with a muffled thud and a puff of snow as his friend can only look down from above
- Miraculously, the man survived the fall after the powdery snow cushions fall
- He fractured vertebrae, pelvis and legs and walked again after 3 months
- At 120-metres high, the pylon was taller than St Paul's Cathedral and Big Ben's tower