A 35-year-old skydiver fell nearly two miles while knocked unconscious, crashed through a conifer tree, and walked away alive, and now says she cannot wait to jump again. Holly Wiffen was on her fourth jump of the day at Langar airfield near Nottingham, England, on August 7 when a fellow skydiver's shin struck the back […] The post British skydiver survives 10,000-foot unconscious freefall after mid-air collision appeared first on American Almanac .
A 35-year-old skydiver fell nearly two miles while knocked unconscious, crashed through a conifer tree, and walked away alive, and now says she cannot wait to jump again. Holly Wiffen was on her fourth jump of the day at Langar airfield near Nottingham, England, on August 7 when a fellow skydiver's shin struck the back of her helmet at roughly 100 miles per hour. The blow knocked her out cold, smashed the GoPro camera off her helmet, and sent her tumbling earthward from approximately 12,000 feet with no one at the controls. She plummeted at 150 mph for roughly 10,000 feet, unconscious the entire way, before somehow pulling her ripcord at an estimated 1,000 feet, about five seconds before she would have hit the ground. But the ordeal was…Open
A Republican congressional staffer survived a lightning strike just feet from his parked car on a Staten Island street, collapsing to the pavement before a neighbor rushed to help, and he was back home the next day. Thomas Fahmy, a staffer in Rep. Nicole Malliotakis's Staten Island office, was walking to a dentist appointment on […] The post GOP congressional staffer struck by lightning on Staten Island sidewalk — and walked away appeared first on American Almanac .
A Republican congressional staffer survived a lightning strike just feet from his parked car on a Staten Island street, collapsing to the pavement before a neighbor rushed to help, and he was back home the next day. Thomas Fahmy, a staffer in Rep. Nicole Malliotakis's Staten Island office, was walking to a dentist appointment on Todt Avenue during a thunderstorm when a bolt of lightning hit him. CCTV footage captured the moment: Fahmy, umbrella in hand, passed a white picket fence and dropped to the ground. He estimated he was roughly 15 to 20 feet from his car when the strike landed. Fahmy survived. He spent one night at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital for evaluation and walked out the following day with no burns and no…Open
Thomas Fahmy was holding an umbrella when a flash sent him to the ground in Staten Island, New York. He got back up moments later and walked into a neighbor's home. He was later taken to a hospital, where he says doctors found no burns and he did not lose consciousness.
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The son of an American couple who survived the devastating floods in Nepal is preparing to reunite with his parents. Looking ahead to the reunion, his mother told CNN, "I'm going to hug them and cry because I am an emotional mama." Her son, Vikram Ravi, reflected on the harrowing ordeal, telling Brianna Keilar, "I'm just thankful that I was able to hear her tell me that she's okay, rather than having to go look for her."
AI:In a rare moment of light amidst the absolute devastation in western Colombia, where catastrophic earthquakes have claimed hundreds of lives and left entire communities in ruins, a single feline has managed to find its way back to its owner. While the radical media focuses on playing politics or ignoring the sheer scale of human misery caused by these seismic disasters, this small miracle offers a brief respite from the grim reality of reconstruction that survivors are now facing. Even as the world watches Colombia struggle to dig through the rubble of collapsed lives and homes, this reunion serves as a singular, poignant reminder of resilience in the face of natural catastrophe.Open
AI:A motorcycle survived the devastation of the Colombian earthquake, providing a small glimmer of hope amidst the widespread structural ruin and ongoing recovery efforts reported across the region. While leftist media focuses their lens elsewhere, this moment of mechanical survival underscores the intense chaos left in the wake of the seismic event.Open
AI:In a powerful display of human resilience and survival, rescuers have successfully pulled individuals from the wreckage more than 36 hours after a catastrophic earthquake struck western Colombia. As the critical 72-hour window for finding survivors closes, these miracle rescues provide a glimmer of hope amidst the widespread destruction that has left many searching through debris in an effort to find those lost to the disaster.Open
BETHSAIDA — Reports confirmed that Jesus of Nazareth had successfully fed a crowd of 5,000 men, plus women and children, using just five barley loaves and two small fish, achieving an estimated cost-per-serving of approximately $0.0039.
A 21-year-old flight instructor with 1,300 hours of experience glided a failing aircraft under highway signage and onto a busy Pensacola interstate after losing her engine mid-lesson, a landing one trucker called a "miracle." Emily Shelton was conducting a flight lesson with a student pilot on his very first outing when she smelled oil fumes […] The post Flight instructor, 21, lands plane on Florida interstate after engine fails — flying under highway signs to avoid traffic appeared first on American Almanac .
A 21-year-old flight instructor with 1,300 hours of experience glided a failing aircraft under highway signage and onto a busy Pensacola interstate after losing her engine mid-lesson, a landing one trucker called a "miracle." Emily Shelton was conducting a flight lesson with a student pilot on his very first outing when she smelled oil fumes filling the cockpit. The oil pressure gauge had dropped into the red. Within moments, the engine quit entirely, and Shelton found herself managing a dead aircraft over one of Florida's busiest east-west corridors, Interstate 10 near Pensacola. Her radio calls to air traffic control, captured in audio reviewed by The Sun , trace the emergency in real time. Shelton reported the oil pressure failure,…Open
