A paraglider nearly fell to his death when his parachute failed to open.
Professional paraglider Kevin Philipp was thousands of feet in the air when he was hit with strong turbulence, causing the chute to become tangled.The entire death-defying ordeal was caught on video.
Professional paraglider Kevin Philipp was thousands of feet in the air when he was hit with strong turbulence, causing the chute to become tangled, which sent Philipp twisting in the air and freefalling.Even with the very close call, Philipp said he's not hanging up his chute. He has already posted another video of his paragliding adventures.
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