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wow crazy story-- Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall
Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall
SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. - Shayna Richardson was making her first solo skydiving jump when she had trouble with her parachutes and, while falling at about 50 mph, hit face first in a parking lot.
Although badly hurt, she survived — and doctors treating her injuries discovered she was pregnant. Four surgeries and two months later, Richardson said she and the fetus are doing fine.
"Just this last week we went and saw the doctor and we've got arms, we've got legs. We've got a full face. The baby is moving around just fine. The heart rate looks good. So not only did God save me but he spared this baby," she said.
Richardson, 21, of Joplin, Mo., was skydiving in Siloam Springs on Oct. 9 when her main parachute failed.
"I heard a snap and I started spinning and I didn't know why. I didn't know what to do to fix it. I didn't know how to make it stop," Richardson told Fort Smith, Ark., television station KFSM.
She cut away her primary chute so her reserve could deploy, but it didn't open all the way. She spun out of control, heading straight for the asphalt below.
"At the end I said, 'I'm going to die. I'm going to hit the ground. I'm going to die,'" she said. "I don't remember it. I don't remember hitting the ground. I don't remember the impact or anything that came with it."
Rescuers got her to a hospital in Fayetteville, where Richardson underwent surgery. She broke her pelvis in two places, broke her leg, lost six teeth and now has 15 steel plates.
"I went into the first surgery where they cut me from ear to ear and they cut my face down and they took out all the fractured egg-shelled bones and put in steel plates," Richardson said.
During treatment, doctors found that Richardson was pregnant, which was a surprise to her. She said she would not have jumped had she known.
"To hit the ground belly first — that's dangerous. I mean at any stage of pregnancy that's dangerous. That's not something you want to do let alone at 50 miles per hour," Richardson said.
Her fall was videotaped and Richardson said she was able to watch it, without qualms.
"I wanted to watch it," said Richardson. "And the whole reason I'm comfortable with watching it because I know how it ends."
Richardson said her due date is June 25. She plans to make her next parachute jump in August.
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Re: wow crazy story-- Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall
 
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Re: wow crazy story-- Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall
What a crazy story...And OUCH!!!!
And then she plans to do it again.....
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Re: wow crazy story-- Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall
she is nuts!!!! 
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Re: wow crazy story-- Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall
that's crazy! And she wants to do it AGAIN??!!!!
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Re: wow crazy story-- Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall
saw her interview this morning. what a story
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Re: wow crazy story-- Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall
HOLY S$%T
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Re: wow crazy story-- Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall
I cannot believe that she survived...and the baby...
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| Posted 12/13/05 4:47 PM |
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Re: wow crazy story-- Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall
Wow, that's just freakin amazing. The fact that she lived AND her baby lived is incredible!
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Re: wow crazy story-- Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall
she certainly does have a guardian angel on her side!!!! 
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Holy Cr$P they have the video of her freefall on Ifilm that is some scary stuff!
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Re: wow crazy story-- Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall
i saw this on the news last night... CRAZY STORY!
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Re: wow crazy story-- Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall
Thank God she's ok, and the baby too!! That poor poor man who was taking the video, omg 
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